Retail

The ACCC has narrowed the number of local sites in its sights as part of an assessment of Ampol's $1.1 billion acquisition of EG Australia, but the "metropolitan-wide" effects of the merger in four major cities are under the microscope.

Coles has told a court that its decision to change its discount policies was unsurprising during a period of significant inflation, denying claims by the ACCC that its ‘Down Down’ promotions were misleading.

Coles increased prices on hundreds of products only as part of a plan to later mark them with a ‘Down Down’ promotion, despite the price being lower only weeks before, the ACCC has argued.

Latitude Group says it will defend a "fundamentally flawed" class action over an allegedly misleading interest-free ad promotion by Harvey Norman that required customers to apply for a Latitude GO credit card.

Harvey Norman is facing a class action over 'interest-free' ads which the Federal Court has found were misleading.

Another Coles manager has faced questioning in a case alleging the supermarket giant's 'Down Down' campaign was illusory, admitting the "only reason" for a four-week price jump on quince paste was to enable a discount. 

Shopping centre giant Scentre Group has plans to expand into the lucrative residential market, capitalising on its significant landholdings to supply over 16,000 apartments at several Westfield locations.

In a sign of recovery for Melbourne's commercial property market, developer Bill McNee's Vicland has sold St Germain in Toorak to Spotlight Property Group.

Charter Hall Group's retail fund has grown to $3 billion after picking up three east coast shopping centres for $360 million, in a sign of the robustness of the sector.

A Mitre 10 franchisee, who has accused Bunnings Warehouse of misusing its market power, wants an order from the court shielding it from any adverse costs orders in its David and Goliath battle.