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Kmart, Bunnings building as Officeworks stays deskbound

Kmart and Bunnings performed strongly in the first half of 2025/26, owner Wesfarmers says, but another of its well-known chains is lagging.

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Workers threatened with weapons as retail crime spikes

Retail crime is worsening with a drastic number of Bunnings and Kmart workers threatened with violence every month, parent company Wesfarmers says.

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Wesfarmers posts $1.5b first-half profit

Wesfarmers has continued to grow sales in all but two of its divisions, as it prepares to wind up loss-making Catch.

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Wesfarmers to close money-losing e-commerce site

Wesfarmers says the recent increase in Australian e-commerce activity had hampered growth prospects for its catch.com.au website.

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Wesfarmers defends record profits amid cost crisis

Wesfarmers chair Michael Chaney is reclaiming the word "profit" as the parent company of Kmart and Bunnings reaps a record profit amid a cost-of-living crisis.

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From podiums to fuse boards: Meet the rider returning to racing after working as an electrician

His last two teams folded at short notice, but Rob Scott will return to the Lincoln GP this weekend after spending months working full time as an electrician

Cycling Weekly

Incarcerated students earn degrees in groundbreaking US university program

Participants in Northwestern University prison education program will graduate despite having to work through Covid-19 pandemic

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Six riders to watch at the British national championships 2023

Geraint Thomas, Fred Wright, Anna Henderson and Katie Archibald are just some of the stars lining up in Redcar and Cleveland.

Cycling Weekly

Geraint Thomas headlines eight-man Ineos Grenadiers squad for British National Road Championships

Welshman part of strong line-up for WorldTour team alongside two-time winner Ben Swift

Cycling Weekly

'The darkest day in British cycling' - British riders mourn loss of AT85 Pro Cycling

Matt Bostock says Tim Elverson run squad ‘gave him confidence’ to take next step in his career, Alex Richardson says British Scene has lost ‘a platform’ for young riders to develop

Cycling Weekly

‘Significant earnings’: Kmart cashes in as shoppers hunt low prices amid cost-of-living crisis

Australian shoppers are flocking to discount chain Kmart as the cost of living crisis bites, with the company unveiling a big result.

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Kmart and Bunnings help fuel bumper Wesfarmers result

Kmart and Bunnings owner Wesfarmers has hiked its dividend by 10 per cent after delivering $1.38 billion in profit on $22.6b in revenue.

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Q+A moves back to Monday nights, ending speculation it might be axed

Schedule change restores ABC’s traditional Monday news and current affairs lineup. Plus, Rupert Murdoch to work from home

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Wesfarmers says trading conditions robust

Wesfarmers managing director Rob Scott has told shareholders sales growth at Bunnings, Officeworks and KMart has remained positive year-to-date.

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Wesfarmers lifts dividend, beats estimates

KMart and Bunnings owner Wesfarmers has delivered a better-than-expected dividend and forecast a strong outlook despite inflationary concerns.

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Key WA businesses want more done to address state's chronic skilled worker shortages

Major West Australian businesses want barriers to migration dropped to boost the number of skilled workers able to enter the state.

Daily Mirror

Rotherham's Rob Scott offers rare transfer insight into recruitment role at EFL club

Scouting, signing, longlists, shortlists, speaking to agents, working with the manager - it's all about "spinning plates" for those in the thick of the transfer window action

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Brisbane Olympics body directors named

The five directors of the Brisbane 2032 Olympics organising committee include a who's who of corporate leaders and Queensland locals.

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Kmart earnings plunge as lockdowns bite department stores

Kmart and Target have seen their profits and sales tank, in what their owner said was " the most disrupted period ... since the onset of COVID-19".

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