For the buyers, the value this year sat in discovery rather than volume.

Gary Bigeni, Van Brussell and Viceta Wang discuss their market insights with ragtrader.com.au.

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Margin, not sales, decide reporting round

Ragtrader analyses what the reporting round says about where Australian fashion retail heads into Black Friday.

Demand is not the constraint. What has narrowed is the brief.

Australian retailers battle weak mid-year demand

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Channel performance revealed a surprising reversal of recent trends.

Country Road Group CEO offered $1.18m incentive

This is the second consecutive year that Steven Cook has been offered a significant share incentive.

Frasers extends takeover bid of Accent Group again

This is the second time Frasers has extended its bid offer on Accent Group shares.

Cue's FY25 accounts flagged going concern doubt

Financial accounts and Cue's FY25 Modern Slavery Statement shows a company steering a ship amid major turbulence.

Maison de Sabré turns scraps into a $1m-a-day category

"We don't manufacture scarcity around Sabrémoji. The material creates it," co-founder Omar Sabré said.

Cue’s collapse: a legacy brand demise foretold

Expert retail consultant Bill Rooney dives into the numbers behind Cue Clothing Co's recent demise.

Online retail traffic slumps in August 2026

19 out of the top 20 online retail websites saw slips in traffic month-on-month between July and August 2026.

Retail theft jumps 10.4% in NSW

ARC CEO Chris Rodwell called the trend "highly concerning".

Small family businesses face 47% tax penalty, peak body warns

Small family-owned businesses – including those in the fashion sector – face a potential 47 per cent tax hit if their circumstances change.

Big W slashes prices on 800+ products

The pricing changes follow Big W's return to profitability in FY26.

Decjuba joins Dissh to back women returning to work

Last year’s Encorer Chelsea, who took on a position at Dissh, said the program’s impact reached beyond her own career.