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Jessica Yun

Jessica Yun

Jessica Yun is a business reporter covering retail and food for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

Farmers have said they cannot bear higher input costs alone.

Bread, milk and fresh veggies: Grocery inflation is creeping back

Australians have been warned there will be less fresh produce and higher prices as farmers slash their winter season planting.

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The investigation creates another headache for Lululemon, which has slumped in the stock market as sales growth tapers off.

Lululemon’s athletic wear faces probe into ‘forever chemicals’

The global apparel retailer is being probed for the presence of chemicals linked to health problems.

  • Jonathan Roeder, Lily Meier and Jessica Yun
IKEA has reversed its famous 365-day returns policy

IKEA winds back its famous 365-day refund policy

The Swedish furniture giant’s refund policy has been wound back to 60 days for Australian consumers to “minimise misuse”.

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Omer Tas, founder of Sydney laundromat chain Stacks Laundry, in the Harris Park store.

Gold coin rush: How TikTok spun the passive income dream of the luxe laundromat

The business of the humble spin-dry has caught the attention of entrepreneurs and private equity investors. Is it fool’s gold?

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An artist’s impression of Coles and Woolworths stores of different kinds opening around Sydney.

Gentrified groceries: The new food line splitting your city

One in four Woolworths in Sydney are now Metro stores, while Coles is playing catch-up by growing its Local chain. Is the gentrification of supermarkets leaving shoppers worse off?

  • Jessica Yun and Elias Visontay
SABO founders Thessy Batsinilas and Yiota Kouzoukas.

Kmart, Shein sued by Aussie fashion label Sabo Skirt for allegedly ripping off designs

A Brisbane-based womenswear brand has taken local and global juggernauts Shein and Kmart to court for copying the designs of all or some of its clothes.

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A pop-up space, Cafe Shein, at an event in Parramatta Town Hall, Sydney, in May 2025.

Made by Shein: The ultra-fast fashion giant is pitching itself to Aussie clothing labels

Fashion giant Shein wants to be a global launching pad for Australian brands. But do local labels want to be part of this?

  • Jessica Yun
Sandilands

‘I’ve got mortgages to pay’: Sandilands kicks off court battle over his $100m contract

Kyle Sandilands’ lawyers argued for a fast-track legal battle to get the controversial broadcaster back on air as soon as possible at the first hearing of the case in Sydney on Friday.

  • Colin Kruger and Jessica Yun
Grill’d on Carlton’s Lygon Street in Melbourne on May 22, 2016.

Burger chain Grill’d plots ‘aggressive’ expansion despite mounting business costs

The fast-food chain plans to add 30 new stores in the next two years and 25 stores every year after that, despite its bottom line being affected by rising costs.

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Solomon Lew (left) launched an internal investigation into Smiggle CEO John Cheston (right) that has now gone global.

Sacked Smiggle CEO investigation goes global

Billionaire businessman Solomon Lew’s internal investigation into John Cheston has hit international waters. Meanwhile, the youth stationery brand is undergoing a reset.

  • Jessica Yun