The new design includes herringbone-laid travertine and a curation of artworks.

This comes weeks after the luxury platform reported a statutory net loss of $1.05 million in the first half of FY26.

Peter Alexander’s first-half sales have more than doubled in the past six years.

The department store has recently been streamlining its payments approach.

"The ambition is not just scale, but depth,” founder Jacob Faull says.

Confidence among retailers plunged at the end of 2025, but has since recovered slightly.

“Opening our first boutiques in Western Australia feels incredibly special,” founder Charlotte Blakeney says.

Australia's retail peak body is rejecting two of the Anti-Slavery Commissioner's key proposals.

These exits from Hobart come as Tasmania's fashion spending continues to grow slightly year-on-year.

This comes as total online spending surges to $82.6 billion.

“We do not believe that supplier relationships should be exited lightly," R.M.Williams shared in its FY25 Modern Slavery Statement.

First a surge in global oil prices, and now this.

Strand's associated luggage business Antler, based in the UK, has shifted leadership to include a global eye on the Nere brand.

The Iconic, meanwhile, has overtaken Shein, nudging into third place among the top fashion brands and retailers.

"There is no question the fashion industry needs to do better," The Iconic's Gayle Burchell said.

The lowest point for consumer confidence was in late March 2020, when a virus spread across the globe.