Tagged: retail collapse
3 articles we've published with this tag.
Flight Centre: how a Sydney backpacker bus became a travel empireGraham Turner turned a share-house travel scheme into Flight Centre. Doug Kirby traces the culture, the collapse fears and the comeback.By Doug Kirby
Harris Scarfe: the accounting scandal that brought down a 150-year-old retailerHarris Scarfe traded through two world wars and the Depression before collapsing in 2001. The accounting fraud that accelerated its end took years of litigation to untangle.By Ray Petrakis
Dick Smith Electronics: how a private-equity float became one of retail's most scrutinised collapsesThe 2016 receivership of Dick Smith Electronics left creditors short and raised hard questions about inventory accounting and the mechanics of its 2013 float.By Ray Petrakis