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The toilet paper panic buy of 2020 was a great example where our brand loyalty went out the window. And now researchers have verified what we really think about Australia's trusted brands. Three separate studies released in September have come to the ... More

Christmas is just 99 days away. Let that sink in. As we grapple with the onslaught of a global pandemic and a faltering economy, the idea of sitting around a table for Christmas lunch seems about as distant as an international holiday. But despite the ... More

Aussies love to travel. Research has found that the average Australian takes four international trips each year. Given the distance between Australia and the rest of the world, it's easy to clock up frequent flyer points with just a couple of flights ... More

Although the market is continuing to navigate the uncertainty caused by COVID-19, structural shifts have seen tech stocks shine the brightest while utilities and energy drag. Of all 270 companies that reported, the overwhelming majority (46%) were in ... More

There has been a recent upswing in the number of businesses that are joining the B Corp movement. B Corps are an independently certified, voluntary global standard, but is it a model for kinder, gentle capitalism, and can making a mission part of business ... More

The end-of-financial-year sales means this is one of the busiest shopping periods on the calendar as retailers slash prices across a huge range of products to clear old stock. Aussies usually jump at the chance to buy big-ticket items on the cheap (after ... More

During the pandemic, one of my sons had the good fortune of having a job at a local supermarket. This gave him front-row tickets to the Covid-19 human behaviour experiment. At the height of the toilet paper panic, he was given the task of rolling a ... More

Australia's economy is in recession for the first time since 1991, thanks to global COVID-19 pandemic. On its face, the term is a statistical acknowledgement bandied through the media of the economic pain wrought by this global pandemic. But what conditions ... More

Lovisa is one of the best retailers we have ever seen. Astounding gross margins of 80% translate into operating margins of 25% and net profit margins of 15%. This is about as good as retailing profit metrics get. They are so good that for a long time ... More

Afterpay has seen its share price fall off a cliff. The buy now, pay later company's share price hit a peak of $40.50 on February 19. Since then, the stock has lost 78% of its value and now sits at $8.90. In a letter to shareholders, Afterpay CEO ... More