Popcorn has long underscored the success of cinemas
By Garritt Van Dyk
An outing to the cinema isn’t just about seeing a movie, it is a full sensory experience, with a big screen and big snacks.
An epic film demands
Read more7 July 2026Retail
Dedicated Follower (of fashion)
Newsreel’s fashion roundup looks at what’s hot and what’s not in the fickle world of fashion.
By Susan Schwartz
New boss for iconic department store
David Jones
Read more25 June 2026
‘Hearing glasses’ registered for the Australian market
Glasses designed to help people with moderate hearing loss are now available in Australia.
Nuance Audio said the glasses had been registered with the Therapeutic Goods
Read more24 June 2026
Area 51 space age playground to open at Skygate
Space age indoor playground Area 51 will open at Skygate near Brisbane Airport in 2027.
The facility will cover more than 7000 square metres, making it the largest
Read more24 June 2026
New retail price gouging law will be hard to police
By Ray Steinwall
Australia’s new law on supermarket “price gouging” (also known as excessive pricing) starts on July 1, 2026.
It prohibits any very large
Read more22 June 2026
Dedicated Follower (of fashion)
Newsreel’s fashion roundup looks at what’s hot and what’s not in the fickle world of fashion.
By Susan Schwartz
Billionaire Mango heir arrested
The eldest son of
Read more20 May 2026
Retailers on notice after Coles loses landmark case
By Jeannie Marie Paterson
Coles has been found to have misled its supermarket customers over discounts – and could now face hundreds of millions of dollars in
Read more15 May 2026
David Jones earnings up 325 percent, reports growth
David Jones has reported a surge in profitability and a return to growth in its 2026 financial year-to-date trading update.
Earnings (EBITDA) increased 325 percent for
Read more29 April 2026
Action against supermarkets will set future shopping rules
By Jeannie Marie Paterson
The consumer watchdog’s Federal Court case against Woolworths over its “prices dropped” promotions is underway and will run into next
Read more23 April 2026
150,000ha of farmland lost in SEQ over 25 years
By Shane Rodgers
Almost 150,000 hectares of farmland has been lost in South-East Queensland over the past 25 years, according to a new report on the region’s food
Read more22 April 2026