From mozzarella made on the premises to a cooking school, bookstore and seven restaurants, the sprawling Eataly food emporium has opened its doors in New York to spread its basic message: "eat healthy."  Located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Broadway, at 23rd Street,...

The Australian dollar opened higher on Friday on positive pieces of US economic data and a move back towards riskier assets.  At 0700 AEST on Friday, the local unit was trading at $US0.9108/12, up from Thursday's close of $US0.9072/75. Since 1700 AEST, the local curre...

The GPT Group is launching a Food Recovery Program at its Rouse Hill Town Centre in northwest Sydney tomorrow - a pilot for potential roll-out in its other shopping centres.  The GPT Food Recovery Program is being kick started with a five-year partnership with Parramatta...

Two armed men have robbed a Club X adult store in Melbourne's south-east.  Police said one man was armed with a large knife and the other a hammer when they entered the store in Scoresby Rd, Bayswater, and demanded cash from a lone store att...

Metcash Ltd has farewelled its chairman of 12 years and flagged the retirement of CEO Andrew Reitzer as the grocery and liquor wholesaler forecasts earnings growth this fiscal year.  Metcash says underlying earnings per share in fiscal 2011 ...

Category winners for the industry’s top honour – Oracle Australian Retailer of the Year 2010 - have been announced by the Australian Retailers Association (ARA).  The awards are part of the only national retail awards program sho...

Children's clothing retailer Just Kids has been ordered to pay competitor Pumpkin Patch NZ$20,000 over a dispute involving a retail site and alleged misuse of confidential information.  Pumpkin Patch had sought damages of more than $90,000 a...

The ROSS system is a web-based employee rostering system ideal for retail businesses, including restaurants, hotels and supermarkets.ROSS helps managers create cost-efficient rosters by matching shifts to sales demand hour-by-hour using an accurate c...

Enterprise solution provider, Leopard Systems, has sealed a new retail partnership with Wincor Nixdorf, one of the world’s largest providers of IT solutions to retailers and retail banks.  A new business has been created - Leopard Ente...

Myer executives have met Hobart City Council aldermen to discuss the future of the retail chain's empty CBD site.  The Hobart flagship Myer store on Liverpool Street burnt down in a massive blaze nearly three years ago. Myer chief executive Bernie Brooks and property development director Paul Banks attended this week's meeting. ...

The water's free - but only if you're smart! A new vending machine concept unveiled in the UK dispenses free spring water drinks to those who can prove their mental prowess, reports global trend monitoring website Springwise.com.  No mere smile earns a reward from the Smart Vending Machine, which was launched recently by British Britvic...

Natural products specialist Healthzone Limited has announced a 47.1 per cent increase in consolidated net profit after tax to $4.39 million.  Sales revenues increased by 8.4 per cent to $112.69 million compared to $103.93 million for the previous corresponding period in FY2009. The company has lifted EBITDA 42.5 per cent from $6.3 milli...