Build-A-Bear Workshop Opens a Store Experience Inside Hard Rock Cafe Piccadilly Circus in London

Build-A-Bear Workshop®, the beloved global retailtainment brand known for its interactive Make-Your-Own furry friend experience, has announced a new partnership with Hard Rock Cafe® that will bring the Build-A-Bear experience to Hard Rock Cafe Piccadilly Circus in London beginning Oct. 26. Located in one of the city’s most recognizable entertainment and tourism destinations, the store…

Everybody Loves Chicken!!

With the launch of Modern Warfare 4, Call of Duty is partnering with Gami Chicken to bring streamers the ultimate gaming meal deal. The Squad Meal* is launching at Gami Chicken aiming to refuel and hit mid-game cravings. Designed for four, the Squad Meal includes Gami’s Classic Boneless fried chicken with two sauce selections,12 pieces…

Newcastle Airport: Fly the Newy Way

The Newcastle Knights, Newcastle Jets, and Triple M’s Tanya and Steve are among the familiar faces appearing across the Hunter as Newcastle Airport launches its latest campaign, challenging locals to rethink the drive south and Fly the Newy Way. Launched last week, Newcastle Airport’s new advertising campaign is encouraging people across the Hunter and Central…

The Importance of a Good Returns Policy

Blue Yonder, the AI company for supply chain, today released its 2026 Consumer Retail Returns Survey. It found that 84% of Australian shoppers would shop less often or stop shopping entirely at a retailer that limits their ability to return items because they return too frequently.Now in its fourth year in the U.S., the survey…

Canberra golfers attempt marathon 24-hour challenge

With just under two weeks until the official day for The Longest Day, Canberra team Greenskeepers Anonymous from Royal Military College Golf Club (RMCGC) is preparing to play golf continuously for 24 hours, pushing themselves through an extraordinary challenge to raise funds for people in the ACT affected by cancer.  The challenge forms part of…

Cole’s Gears Up For Halloween

Australians are gearing up for a frightfully big Halloween, with 23 million bags of lollies expected to be snapped up during Coles biggest confectionery sales week of the year, with great value across treats, party food and pumpkins to help customers celebrate for less this October. With a focus on helping customers fill Halloween lolly…

Adelaide family wins a cleaner for a year

Australian cleaning brand OzKleen has named Adelaide mother of two Chanae Dorothy as the winner of its “Win a Cleaner for a Year” competition, awarding her household cleaning services for 12 months. The competition invited Australians to share their “most satisfying clean”. OzKleen received entries by email and across its social media channels, including dramatic…

Direct flights between Newcastle and Hobart

Direct flights between Newcastle and Hobart have returned , giving Hunter travellers more opportunity to explore Tasmania and bringing thousands more seats between the two regions over an extended summer season. The Jetstar service will operate three times a week between Newcastle and Hobart until 24 April 2027, with flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.…

RaboResearch Field Crop Margin Outlook 2027

Australian crop margins remain under pressure heading into 2027, although strong yields across southern and western Australia are providing some relief, Rabobank says in a recently-released global report. In its Field Crop Margin Outlook 2027, the agribusiness bank’s RaboResearch division says a global recovery in crop margins is expected to be “delayed and uneven” through…

$25 billion shopping online in the July-September quarter

Australians spent a record $25 billion shopping online in the July-September quarter, according to Australia Post’s latest Quarterly eCommerce Report.1 Online spending grew 17% year-on-year (YoY) and 6% quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), marking a strong start to the new financial year. The average basket size fell 6.8% YoY to $90, as shoppers indulge in small luxuries rather…

THE CARD VAULT – Pokémon Card Swap Party

Hundreds of Pokémon fans and collectors are being invited to trade, rip, swap and win at a massive new interactive collector party launching in Blacktown this December — with more locations planned! Dust off those Pokémon binders, gather your rarest cards and get ready for a whole new kind of collector experience! On Saturday 12…