One reports that unemployment is up in September, while the other says it is down.

She has been in the role for 18 months, achieving several major project launches in that time, including taking on AFW.

A.K.A. Brands CFO Kevin Grant said it will support the company's next phase.

Other specialty categories have recorded stronger comp sales between Q1 FY25 and Q1 FY26.

Founder Felicia Palanca says there has never been a tougher time for Australian retail right now.

Lew confirmed that his group's shareholding stake in Myer is nearly at 30 per cent.

BlockTexx and its new partner want to make textile-to-textile recycling as industrial as bottle-to-bottle plastic recycling.

"These launches strengthen our assortment," The Iconic's Gayle Burchell says.

The brand wants to capitalise on growing demand for elevated resortwear across Australia, Asia-Pacific and the US.

“This is the beginning of a new era,” July co-founder Athan Didaskalou says.

Group CEO and managing director Vivek Kumar said the company's FY26 performance is off to a strong start.

“The softness in confidence was broad-based," ANZ economist Sophia Angala said.

“These figures show that Halloween is no longer just child’s play,” ARA chief industry affairs officer Fleur Brown says.

The lifestyle and babywear retailer has reaffirmed its initial FY26 guidance shared two months ago.

The courier company is used by a raft of retail businesses across New Zealand.

“If surcharges are prohibited, we will inevitably see prices rise in-store," Retail NZ CEO Carolyn Young says.