The lift in consumer confidence was broad-based this week.

National retail manager Michael Bell joins three other retail industry leaders.

Former Fashion Design Studio head Nicholas Huxley will also join the Melbourne-based event.

Kmart has since responded to the call-out from Tanya Plibersek.

WoolProducers Australia have since condemned the attack, and called for future discussions to be "grounded in reality".

It is a step-change from her fashion-centric background.

It concerned a woman wearing skin-tone nipple covers, which a complainant called "soft porn".

Cue Clothing Co CEO Simon Schofield called the new store opening a "significant move" for the brand.

The first phase reportedly drove a double-digit percentage growth in website traffic since March this year.

Witchery head of retail Katrina O’Donoghue shares the overarching theme for the redesigned store.

The eyewear business also signed on Ted Lasso creator Declan Lowney for a national TV run.

NZFW owner Feroz Ali said Pacific communities make up a very large part of the NZ population.

The winner will also gain mentoring experience from Australian designer Alice McCall. 

It included the defacing of a car parked out front of the store.

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"Retailers are currently weathering a perfect economic storm," KPMG chief economist Dr Brendan Rynne said.