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Coles pockets $1 billion profit as Smarter Selling pays off

Inside Retail

Coles’ Smarter Selling strategy is paying off for the Australian supermarket giant, with approximately $300 million in extra savings in the bank at the end of FY21. At its full year results announcement on Wednesday morning, Coles revealed that net profit broke the one-billion-dollar mark, rising 2.8 per cent to $1.005 billion.

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Eighteen months post-merger, Lotus’s growth is stagnating. Here’s why

Inside Retail

Eighteen months on, the excitement around the merger is beginning to dissipate, as Lotus’s toils in a fiercely competitive market with a cash-strapped core customer. Net profit was up by 8.9 Retail’s weak revenue growth showed up on the bottom line, with net profit from retail stores falling 12.8

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Woolworths declares $2bn share buyback as profit hits $2.07bn

Inside Retail

Woolworths has announced a $2 billion share buyback following the demerger of its drinks business Endeavour Group and a strong year at the supermarket checkouts. per cent lift in net profit to $2.07 Physical supermarket sales increased by 2.0 Online penetration for supermarkets is quite interesting – 8.5

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Woolworths’ ballooning underpayments muddy a strong half

Inside Retail

This is a view shared by Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees’ Association (SDA) national secretary Gerard Dwyer, who said he was dismayed that another underpayment has been found. Supermarkets were strong, Big W struggled. million, though due to a higher cost of doing business net profit fell 6.5

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How dated stores could hurt Thai retail giant Big C’s sales rebound

Inside Retail

This was accompanied by a gross profit margin increase from 15.1 per cent and a net profit margin after tax of 3.4 Third quarter gross profit was particularly strong, coming in at 16.9 The shopping centres need a facelift too. It leases the shop space to junior anchors and small tenants that pay Big C rent.

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To Thrive in the New Global Ecommerce Marketplace, Toys ‘R’ Us may Need to Think Small

Retail TouchPoints

A toy shop that gave the world Barbie, Mr. Potato Head and other wonderful creations. But it turned out that the emporium of toys, games and fun could not in the end withstand the relentless competition and margin hits from the internet and supermarket retailers. Profits at Barbie and Hot Wheels firm Mattel were $126.6

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Analysis: Why Premier Investments is bullish about the future

Inside Retail

The big chains have almost certainly gained market share from a legion of small retailers as a result of Covid-19 trading restrictions, like supermarkets and hardware stores, which have benefited from trading exemptions. per cent boost to net earnings for the six months to December 2020, amid praise and scorn. per cent to $142.4