Simon Evans

But the company’s billionaire chairman, Gerry Harvey, says that the retailer is not losing ground to the JB Hi-Fi-owned appliance store chain on key categories.

A report prepared for creditors also said the gourmet retailer may have traded insolvent for months before its collapse in September owing $7 million.

Demand for EVs above $70,000 is stalling, and the government’s tougher emissions standards scheme may worsen an oversupply next year.

Australian businesses are scrambling to jump aboard the superfood trend as it attracts fitness buffs and social media users entranced by colourful desserts.

The Challenger winner of the Business to Consumer category in the Customer Champions list, Updoc, has delivered compound annual growth of 200 per cent.

Don Meij started as a delivery driver and held the top job for 22 years. But also he led the business through downgrades and failed to fix poor performance.

Symal Group founder Joe Bartolo started from humble beginnings in 2001 to build his construction group into a large enough player to float on the exchange this year.

The SA Premier says it’s time Sanjeev Gupta took some action, with governments wary of taxpayer funds being siphoned off to overseas parts of GFG Alliance.

The federal government is being warned that a timid approach to risks from Chinese vehicle software could undermine national security.

The building materials giant says it expects volumes to slide by as much as 15 per cent this financial year, and the Auckland-based company will cut more costs.