New measures include a permanent instant asset write-off and a crackdown on cheap offshore platforms like Shein and Temu.

This comes alongside improved sales in both the United States and AU/NZ.

CEO Daniel Agostinelli says the company is well-positioned for the road ahead.

It comes as the RBA lifted interest rates this week.

The surge in consumer runways at AFW in recent years has caused tension. But history shows it was inevitable.

The drop lands at a commercially significant moment for Kathmandu.

This follows a raft of divestments by the retail group in 2025.

Sales grew 15 per cent, while the brand's gross margin slipped slightly to 57 per cent year-on-year.

An ad by White Fox featured young women boasting about binge drinking, with Ad Standards calling for it to be removed.

The platform will utilise its live commerce function to connect the concept with shoppers across Australia.

Group CEO Steven Cook framed the move as a commercial priority as much as a technology one.

The group attributed the result to consumers remaining value-oriented amid ongoing difficult trading conditions.

Barnett's career started in the 1980s at the old Bradmill garment factory in Brisbane.

Past designers of CommBank's uniforms include Carla Zampatti, Perri Cutten and Lisa Ho.

It forms part of a $300,000 investment.

This marks the first collaboration of its kind between the two organisations.