Retail News at a Glance

Coles comparable sales rise 2.7%, JB Hi-Fi falls 1.4%, Macpac slides, H&M pays $138,600, DoorDash buys Instacart.

Woolworths sales rise 4.7%, Frasers calls its Accent offer final, Perfect Stranger grows 36.8%, Super Retail hits 800, department stores slide.

Aldi settles for $55m, Nick Scali orders fall, Temple & Webster cuts promotions, ASIC cancels Snaffle, online hits $25b, Walmart sets agent terms.

NSW moves on protection orders, TVSN closes, Coles adds MTick, Stax relaunches, confidence stays low, Ulta sells inside ChatGPT.

Bellroy opens its first store, Modibodi's CEO exits, department stores lag at Stockland, retail hours fall, Walmart automates, NRF forecast.

Big W joins DoorDash, Baby Bunting holds guidance, Nike Australia's stock rises, Forever New moves to Shopify, WA barring orders, Target's app.

Country Road Group cuts David Jones concessions, David Jones adds 650,000 members, TVSN seeks a buyer, Flybuys ranks first, confidence falls, TikTok adds Buy Direct.

Target on Uber Eats, Aldi's automated DC, shopping centre sales up 3.2%, flat August spending, Best Buy on TikTok Shop and Meta's small-business agent.

RBA lifts rates to 4.60%, Hallenstein Glasson's Australian sales, Adairs CEO exit, ACCC Black Friday penalties, non-competes and Adobe's AI forecast.

Myer's loss, KMD's writedown, digiDirect's ACCC penalty, Optus on smart glasses and Amazon blocking Meta's AI shopping agent.

A board showdown at Accent, Brand Collective's marketplace buy, a new Coles precinct, Uniqlo's Queensland push, and RMIT on fast fashion.

Kmart's biggest NZ store, shoppers chasing discounts, record ransomware, and Google's new measurement tools.

Five things in Australian retail for 10 September 2026.

Five things in Australian retail for 9 September 2026.

Six things in Australian and global retail for the week to 8 September 2026.