Dean Blake

Dean Blake is a business journalist at Octomedia, working on Inside Retail.

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Telstra to ditch licensed stores model

Telstra to ditch licensed stores model

Telstra announced today it plans to bring all branded retail stores under its full ownership, aiming to exit partnership...
Retail, fast food award wages rise

Retail, fast food award wages rise today

Retail workers across the country will today receive a long-awaited pay rise, as the retail and fast food award wage jum...
ASX suspends trading for Oliver's Real Foods

Oliver’s Real Food CEO reveals strategy for revenue growth

Oliver’s Real Food new chief executive Tammie Phillips, who joined the business in June 2020, has opened up to sharehold...
Australia Post records biggest month

Australia Post records biggest month, delivering 52 million parcels

After the massive growth of online shopping throughout 2020, Australia Post saw December become its biggest month ever, ...
Subway franchisees face court for alleged underpayments

Subway licenses food, toys and clothing

Sandwich-maker Subway is branching out into licensed products, the business said on Wednesday, through a partnership wit...
McDonald's unveils sustainability flagship

McDonald’s unveils sustainability flagship store for Australia

McDonald’s Australia yesterday launched its first sustainability flagship, where it will test, evaluate and implement va...
Casual work changes spark resistance

Casual work changes in IR bill spark ACTU and Labor resistance

The proposed industrial relations bill being debated this week has hit some resistance, with both the Labor party and th...
12 KFC staff test covid positive

KFC sales jump 15.6 per cent, delivering for Collins Foods

KFC saw Australian sales jump 15.6 per cent during the last six months off the back of strong digital sales and partners...
Gyoza Gyoza franchisee fined

Steinhoff former boss fined US$9.9m for insider trading

Former Steinhoff International Holdings chief executive Marcus Jooste has been fined more than US$9.9 million after the ...
Miniso creditors vote for DOCA

Miniso creditors vote to save Aussie chain

Creditors of Miniso’s Australian business have overwhelmingly voted in favour of a proposed Deed of Company Arrangement,...