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Retailers considering generative AI for their online support need to balance convenience with the technology’s infamous unpredictability.

Retailers will be held responsible for what their chatbots tell you

As more companies turn to generative AI to communicate with their customers, experts say a generic disclaimer like “AI makes mistakes” isn’t good enough.

  • Tim Biggs

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Uptown in the Brisbane CBD.

Sale of Uptown set to breathe new life into top end of Queen St Mall

The former Myer Centre will undergo a $300 million revamp modelled on another major Australian shopping centre.

  • Dominique Tassell and William Davis
Boxing Day sale opening at Myer Bourke Street at 7am.

‘I thought it would be mayhem’: Bargain hunters out for Boxing Day, but Black Friday now reigns supreme

Boxing Day shoppers no longer grab anything that moves, with savvy bargain hunters plotting a plan to attack before leaving home.

  • Rachael Ward and Elias Visontay
Lord Mayor Adrian Schrinner wrote to the owners of Uptown, formerly the Myer Centre, asking about their plans for the maligned retail complex.

Letter reveals Lord Mayor’s concerns over prime CBD space

Meanwhile, Myer is still searching for a new home in Brisbane’s CBD after ruling out H&M’s former Queen Street Mall space.

  • Marissa Calligeros and Courtney Kruk
Sonny Baker, Hamish and Camilla McCombe at the unveiling of the Myer Christmas windows on Friday.

Brick by Lego brick, Myer brings Christmas cheer to its windows

It’s a Lego takeover of the Myer Christmas windows which this year feature Christmas scenes made from thousands of Lego bricks. 

  • Cara Waters
A MY Edition Beauty Box for gold-tier members.

Battle Loyale: Why Myer and David Jones’ old rivalry has a new edge

Customer loyalty is the new frontier as Australia’s two biggest department store chains fight for shoppers.

  • Jessica Yun
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David Jones, where 1960s society ladies would buy gloves or perfume and perhaps head upstairs for lunch

Myer and DJs elicit fond memories. Will they do the same for Gen Z?

With online shopping and specialist boutique rivals wooing customers away from their long-adored floors, retailers are trying new moves to keep the flame alive.

  • Stephanie Wood
Myer executive chair Olivia Wirth.

‘We’ve only just reset’: Myer’s appeal to youth flounders as profits sink

Customers and investors alike have punished Myer for its year of middling sales, higher costs and competition, and an ongoing robot warehouse bungle.

  • Jessica Yun

Solomon Lew makes St Kilda Road bargain-basement buy

Rich lister Solomon Lew, the biggest shareholder in department store Myer, has snapped up a cheap St Kilda Road office building, nabbing it for $90 million.

  • Nicole Lindsay
Gino Carrafa / Myer investigating D’Accord

‘It’s horrific’: Myer investigates mental health provider as counsellors claim unpaid fees

D’Accord OAS managing director dismissed counsellors trying to recoup their debts as he went on multiple lavish Mediterranean holidays.

  • Eryk Bagshaw