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PepsiCo announced it would acquire SodaStream for US$3.2 billion, a 10% premium on SodaStream’s stock price and a 100% increase since the beginning of 2018.

Dick Smith has laid the blame for closing his Australian-made processed food lines squarely at the feet of Aldi Australia.

The condom maker Durex is in brand crisis mode after it was forced to issue a recall of some of its products over fears they could split.

Papa John’s recently forced founder and former Chairman John Schnatter to resign over allegations he made a racial slur. It’s taking advantage of a corporate strategy often used to fend off hostile takeover attempts: the “poison pill.”

Ikea is now Australia’s leading furniture and electrical retailer with a customer satisfaction rating of 91.6% in June up an impressive 7.4% on a year ago.

It was that “secretive Germany company” Aldi’s fault that Dick Smith Foods has to close down.

In less than a decade, worldwide sales of tequila have doubled, while sales of premium and ultra-premium brands have shot up by 292 percent and 706 percent, respectively.

Its “Coles Little Shop” giveaway is made of tiny replicas of grocery popular grocery products mostly made of plastic.

Coke Zero will be pulled from shelves in Australian supermarkets by Aug. 1.

Packs of mushrooms were recalled from major retailers on Friday.

How do you know which one is the best florist online? Don’t worry, we’ve narrowed down your choices to the following 8 top-notch flower delivery services in Brisbane.

Amazon has officially launched Amazon Prime in Australia.

Supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles have committed to reduce their plastic usage.

eBay Australia has announced a new membership delivery service that is expected to rival Amazon’s.

Toys ‘R’ Us Australia has gone into voluntary administration.

Starbucks has announced a new restroom policy following the nationwide fiasco involving the arrest of two black men at one of its stores last month

Coles has announced that it would be limiting access to baby formulas in store.

Australian label Metalicus has entered voluntary administration.

The production of hemp in the United States’ farmlands surged in 2017 amid the widening approval for the use of hemp and cannabidiol (CBD) in the state-level.

Starbucks will be closing its more than 8,000 company-owned stores in the US for the afternoon of May 29.

The company’s White King flushable toilet and bathroom cleaning wipes were found not to be flushable at all.

Coca-Cola’s new healthier soda variant is taking a huge blow in Australia, barely a month after it was released. Woolworths, the largest supermarket chain in the country, is refusing to stock new Coca-Cola No Sugar in its stores, and this could affect badly its already dwindling sales.

Big Baller Brand has revealed the Lonzo Ball ZO2, the company's signature shoe line created by LaVar Ball for his son Lonzo.

Uniqlo recently teamed up with Nintendo for a t-shirt design contest that prompted fans to come up with their own motifs featuring some beloved Nintendo franchises. Here are the top designs that made the cut.

Review website Finder has released an analysis on the major supermarkets within Australia and other retail stores overseas.

Furla has bought back from Luxury Retail Group (LRG) its Australian distribution network.

Restaurant Brands New Zealand, owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Starbucks, was disappointed after its workers decided to go on strike on Saturday.

Showpo and Black Swallow have settled data theft allegations requiring the latter to pay $60,000 in instalments over the fun and forward online fashion clothing store.