Due to inflation and rising costs, consumers tightened their belts, leaving their liquor glasses half-full and wallets fuller. It so appears, the domestic glasses will remain half empty for a while, with luxury whisky and liquor company Lark Distilling (ASX: LRK) still reeling under the economic hangover. In H1 FY24, Lark’s net sales revenue was
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Australia is currently home to more than 850,000 international students, as one of the world’s most sought after countries for higher education, generating more than $38.9 billion per annum. For many of these students, adapting to a new culture is extremely difficult and why student services business UniLodge has teamed up with digital payments company
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Coming off the summer break, Australia and New Zealand-based travel distribution company Helloworld Travel (ASX: HLO) reported strong financial results for the first half of FY24, driven by growing demand for leisure travel. The Company’s earnings surged to $34 million, marking a 117.7% increase from the previous corresponding period’s $15.6 million, while Total Transaction Values
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How much would you be willing to spend to test your luck? While the cost of a Powerball lottery ticket might not be much—ranging between $6 and $31 (or more, depending on the game type), Aussies collectively spend billions on lottery tickets. However, for consumers, affording the luck of the draw has been paling in
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Australia’s labour shortage struggles are far from over, continuing to impact companies like diagnostic imaging services provider Integral Diagnostics (ASX: IDX). This impact was reflected in its mixed results for the first half of FY24. Integral Diagnostics is an Australia and New Zealand-based medical diagnostics company offering radiology services—from X-rays and CT scans to ultrasounds,
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At the start of a year, many of us pledge to make massive improvements to our lives—spending less on unnecessary things, cooking more, working harder and such. Typically, around halfway, we call it quits and get on with our lives as they were. Then comes the guilt, the resentment, and the new year with new
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Once the little angels that lit up young family households, it seems that even our littl’ist bubbas are flying with a pair of low-cost wings as Australia’s cost-of-living pressures have flowed down to our smallest residents, evidenced by a lacklustre half year reported by Baby Bunting (ASX: BBN). For the Half Year ended 31 December
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Cloud-enabled smart education platform operator Victor Group Holdings (ASX: VIG) has entered into a strategic investment agreement to acquire a 25% ownership stake in LIT Technology Pty Ltd for $2 million. This marks its transition from being an exclusively e-learning platform to dipping its toes in buy now, pay later and FinTech at large. This
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After seeing a major uptick in its share price over the past year, parking tech company Smart Parking (ASX: SPZ) attributed its growth to the strategic expansion of its managed sites, pointing to a promising trajectory for the Company. For the Half Year ended 31 December 2023, Smart Parking revealed a 20% increase in revenue
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Owing to frequent supply chain bottlenecks and a surge in online retail, the importance of self-storage units spread across a region has come to the forefront. This is true for both companies as well as consumers who have accumulated goods or are planning a big house move. At such a time, self-storage operation platforms like
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