While there were no notable policies targeting retailers, much of the key aspects of interest are select cost-of-living measures. 

"The grim reality is 52,000 NSW businesses continue to be slugged with payroll tax," Business NSW CEO Daniel Hunter says.

Garment inflation in particular has lifted to 1.1 per cent in May, up from a 1.4 per cent deflation in March.

The retail group's share price has been gradually slipping since October 2021.

The latest range comes after R.M. Williams signed a multi-year partnership with Rugby Australia in 2022.

The amendments were passed in December 2024, with penalties set to come into effect this month.

The latest opening adds to a doubling of Okanui's retail footprint over the last 12 months.

Accent Group also lured in a former GM at PAS Group to run the local push for Lacoste.

It comes amid a slow start to winter this year.

An Australian fashion resale marketplace has designed its own AI-driven tool to bust counterfeit sellers.

This follows a recent bump up in Lovisa stores, with analysts also being swayed after a visit to two of Brett Blundy's new Jewells stores.

The EOFY sales this month seem to be helping revive confidence among consumers.

Hosking and his colleague Richard Cawsey have requested a general meeting with shareholders to vote on the fate of the company.

This comes nearly a month after the parent company overhauled its leadership and board.

"No animal should be killed for fashion," Collective Fashion Justice founding director Emma Hakansson says.

But the report doesn't consider the surge of both Shein and Temu in Australia as a key concern.