Employee wage underpayments has become an increasing issue in recent years, with many of the country's biggest and most well-resourced companies finding themselves dealing with large remediation projects. Being payroll compliant can be challenging. The complex industrial relations landscape, the challenges with setting up and maintaining multiple
Costco Warehouse Australia’s Managing Director, Patrick Noone, announces the retailer’s expansion with a further four warehouses across Australia. Costco’s first Australian store opened in Melbourne’s Docklands precinct in 2009. It now has four warehouses in Victoria, four in NSW, two in Queensland, and one warehouse in
Bedshed has been independently assessed and recognised by FRANdata as a high performing brand through the Australian Franchise Rating Scale™. The specialist bedding and bedroom furniture retailer is also the first brand to achieve this honour in the homewares and furniture category. Approximately 75% of Bedshed franchisees
Leedwell has successfully leased a retail development on behalf of LFRA Gold Associate Member Troon Group in a joint venture with MaxCap. Now under construction is 266 Maroondah Highway, Chirnside Park VIC 3116, a property they had secured as an infill, greenfield development site in the
A 55,000 sqm Large Format Retail (LFR) centre anchored by one of Australia’s largest Bunnings Warehouse stores is headlining Burgess Rawson’s $350 million portfolio of commercial property auctions and expressions of interest campaigns in August. The Hoppers Crossing centre in Melbourne’s Wyndham City growth corridor is
In response to growing consumer demand and in honour of its commitment to nurturing local makers and manufacturers, Australian furniture and homewares retailer, Freedom, is looking forward to expanding its popular Australian-made offering. "Freedom firmly believes in the future of local production,” says the company’s Merchandise
Australian retail technology business and LFRA Associate Member, tutch, has entered into a multi-year Foundation Partnership agreement with Beacon Lighting, Australia’s leading specialist retailer of lights, ceiling fans and light globes. The partnership comes after a successful three-month proof of concept with customers embracing the tutch
As part of their commitment to use 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2025, iconic Australian retailers Bunnings and Officeworks, along with other Wesfarmers retail brands, have signed an agreement with CleanCo to provide renewable electricity across their Queensland sites. Cleanco is a Queensland Government-owned renewables,
Leedwell has successfully negotiated the disposal of 1331 Howitt Street, Wendouree in Victoria on behalf of Fair Price Furniture who are relocating to a larger premises as a result of strong sales for household goods. In the same vein, the high-profile showroom has been acquired by
It has been an incredibly fast-moving couple of years for Aussie retail icon Clark Rubber, since CRG Operations assumed control of the brand in mid-2020. This new ownership, headed by Edward Plowman, Graeme Goldman and John Weste brought to the business an ambitious plan. The plan involves