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 announced today it plans to bring all branded retail stores under its full ownership, aiming to exit partnership...
Feb 11, 2021
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...
Jan 31, 2021
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...
Jan 24, 2021
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, ...
Jan 10, 2021
Subway licenses food, toys and clothing
Sandwich-maker Subway is branching out into licensed products, the business said on Wednesday, through a partnership wit...
Jan 7, 2021
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...
Dec 11, 2020
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...
Dec 9, 2020
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...
Dec 2, 2020
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 ...
Nov 1, 2020
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,...
Oct 20, 2020