Body found in search for missing mum Ju Zhang qt.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from qt.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Business by Benedict Brook 20th May 2021 8:38 AM The shuttering of UK retail icon Debenhams has sent shockwaves across Britain with the insolvent department store leaving a huge gap on 124 high streets and shopping centres. But the ramifications of Debenhams downfall are reverberating in Australia. A retail analyst has said a failure of the likes of Debenhams could happen in Australia .
COVID-19 hasn t helped retail anywhere. But the problems with department stores, like Debenhams, run deeper. In Australia, chains have gone through a torrid few years as tastes change - some couldn t even blame tough times on a pandemic.
Roger David, Ed Harry and Shoes of Prey are all no more. Even global powerhouses like H&M have exited some Australian locations.
Retail collapse a warning for Australia themorningbulletin.com.au - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from themorningbulletin.com.au Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
News by Diana Jenkins 17th May 2021 5:18 AM Millions of Australians face the threat of hunger this year, as the lasting impacts of coronavirus, drought and bushfires force people who have never previously needed help to reach out for food relief. Charities in the sector fear that despite a positive budget, the next 12 months will be a time of enormous uncertainty, with children and single-parent families doing it especially tough. It s one of the toughest times we ve faced in the modern era for food relief, said Feed Appeal CEO Katherine Gokavi-Whaley. The compounding effect of successive natural disasters meeting a global pandemic has seen many Australians facing an unprecedented level of uncertainty and insecurity.