Retailing

Stock Code
Stock Exchange
JB Hi-Fi (JBH) is a leading retailer of diversified home consumer products. The products JB Hi-Fi retails include consumer electronics, such as televisions, home theatres, digital still, video cameras, mobile phones and accessories; electrical goods, such as whitegoods, computing equipment, kitchen equipment, air conditioners and small electrical appliances; car sound systems, including audio and visual, and music, games and movies. JB Hi-Fi listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on October 23, 2003.

Stock Code
Stock Exchange
David Jones (DJS) is operating department stores in Australia, which provide a diversified range of international and local brands. DJS listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on November 27, 1995. The Company is primarily focused in retailing through department stores. It provides customers credit through the David Jones store card. The Company has its department stores operating in six Australian States, situated in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia.
Stock Code
Stock Exchange
ARB Corporation (ARP) designs, manufactures, supply and markets motor vehicle accessories and light metal engineering works such as 4WD accessories, bull bars, differentials, shock absorbers and air compressors. The company owns a distribution network of more than 200 outlets, engaged in the provision of distribution and installation services for a wide range of additional products, encompassing winches, canopies, suspension, seats and tow bars. ARP floated on 26th of June, 1987 on the Australian Stock Exchange.

Stock Code
Stock Exchange
A.P. Eagers (APE) is a holding company principally involved in the sale of new and used motor vehicles, the distribution of parts and accessories, and the provision of service, finance, leasing and extended warranty for motor vehicles. APE listed on the Australian stock Exchange on 25 May, 1972. Its key operations are located in the Brisbane metropolitan area of Queensland, Darwin in the Northern Territory and the Newcastle/ Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. The Group employed 2,000 staff, had 2,570 shareholders and sales revenue running at $1.5billion per annum as of March 1st, 2007.
Stock Code
Stock Exchange
Pacific Brands Limited (PBG) is a company engaged in sourcing, manufacturing, marketing and distributing consumer products that are essential for everyday life. Its primary market is in the Asia-Pacific region. PBG was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on the 2nd of April 2004. Its average annual revenue reaches approximately $1.8 billion out of its issued capital of approximately $500 million. Its headquarters is located in Victoria, Australia and to date; around 9000 people are employed in the company.

Stock Code
Stock Exchange
Allomak (AMA) is a holding company engaged in the wholesale of automotive aftermarket care products. The Company operates in two business segments: Automotive Aftercare Diagnostics and Environmental Services and Automotive Aftercare Wholesale Division. Allomak was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on 31 August 2006. Allomak's Automotive Aftercare Diagnostics and Environmental Services division is involved in the manufacturing diagnostic and testing equipment for environmental testing and liquid petroleum gas conversions.
Stock Code
Stock Exchange
Just Group (JST) is a clothing retailer company. The Company is a leading specialty clothing retailer that operates a number of retail fashion chains within the retail fashion markets in Australia and New Zealand. Just Group was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) on 7 May, 2004. On December 1970, the Company opened its first store in Chapel Street, Prahran (Melbourne). The Company's portfolio consists of seven brands including Just Jeans, Jay Jays, Peter Alexander, Portmans, Jacqui E, Dotti and Smiggle.

Stock Code
Stock Exchange
AdultShop.com (ASC) is a retailer of adult products on the internet. ASC operates through its website www.adultshop.com. The principal activities of ASC include the provision of online adult entertainment, the sale of adult products via the Internet, the wholesale distribution of adult products, the sale of adult products through company owned stores, franchise stores, mail order, and the provision of adult telephone services. The Company was listed on the ASX on 15 January, 1987.

Stock Code
Stock Exchange
Adtrans Group (ADG) is a holding company engaged along with its subsidiaries in operating franchised vehicle dealerships. Adtrans Group was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on August 13, 1987. Adtrans Group is Adelaide-based company operating in about 30 locations around Australia.The subsidiaries of ADG are involved in franchised agreements with Ford Motor Company of Australia Limited, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Australia Pty. Ltd., Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Ltd., Hyundai Motor Company Australia Pty. Ltd., UD Trucks (Oceania) Pty. Ltd., Kia Motors Australia Pty.
Australia's largest speciality clothing retailer announced a slash in its expected profit margins for the next year. Just Group Ltd. (JST) projected earnings per share to fall between 29.2 cents and 30.6 cents in the financial year ending July 31. This was a 12 percent cut in its 2008 forecast when it had projected bullish earnings last month itself.
Must Read Articles
- Successfully Trading CFDs Online Tutorial
- What's the Difference Between a Stockmarket, Sharemarket and Bourse?
- What is a Friendly Takeover?
- What is a Reverse Takeover?
- What is a Takeover?
- What is a Hostile Takeover?
- Learning about CFDs
- Investing in Shares Basics
- Share Trading Basics
- Profiting from Oil Price Volatility
- London Metals Exchange (LME)
- Comparing Futures Brokers
- Picking Market Direction Using Futures
- Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Comparison
- Basic Fundamental Analysis in Forex
- List of Trading Books
- Interesting Thoughts about the Australian Dollar
- What's the Meaning of Hawkish?
- Do You Know How To Use the P/E Ratio
- Trading, Religion and Politics - Do They Have Anything in Common?
- Shares that are Volatile that Double and Half in the Short Term
- Telstra (TLS) T3
- Margin Call by E-mail
- The Cost of Holding a Position
- Lack of Disclosure: Compensation from ASX Listed Company
- Unrealistic Returns and Benchmarks
- CMC Markets Down
- Quality versus Quantity Forex Trading
- Trading Risk and Leverage Case Study
- Examples of Greed
- Babcock & Brown Power (BBP): Best Performing Stocks for the Week 27 of 2008
Date added 05-07-2008 - ABC Learning (ABS): Worst Stock Performers for Week 27 of 2008
Date added 05-07-2008 - ABC Learning: The Best Performing Stock for the Week 26 of 2008
Date added 30-06-2008 - Felix Resources: The Worst Stock Performer for Week 26 of 2008
Date added 30-06-2008 - Market Reacts Strongly to Futuris Announcement
Date added 26-06-2008 - Best Performing Stocks for the Week 25 of 2008
Date added 23-06-2008 - Worst Stock Performers for Week 25 of 2008
Date added 23-06-2008 - Babcock & Brown Share Prices Record Gain
Date added 17-06-2008 - Worst Performing Stocks for Week 24 of 2008
Date added 14-06-2008 - Best Performing Stocks for the Week 24 of 2008
Date added 14-06-2008 - Gloomy Outlook for the Next Quarter
Date added 10-06-2008 - Worst Stock Performers for Week 23 of 2008
Date added 08-06-2008 - Best Performing Stocks for the Week 23 of 2008
Date added 08-06-2008 - Sundance Resources (SDL): Winner of the Week
Date added 01-06-2008 - AED Oil: Worst Performer for Week 22 of 2008
Date added 01-06-2008
Top 50 Public Companies Listed on the Australian Stockmarket as at 18/07/2008
- BHP Billiton
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA)
- Rio Tinto
- National Australia Bank (NAB)
- Telstra (TLS)
- News Corporation or NewsCorp (NWS)
- Westpac Banking Corporation (WBC)
- Woodside Petroleum Limited (WPL)
- ANZ
- Woolworths Limited (WOW)
- Westfield Group (WDC)
- Westfarmers Limited (WES)
- Fortescue Metals (FMG)
- CSL
- QBE Insurance
- St. George Bank Limited (SGB
- Newcrest Mining Limited (NCM
- Origin Energy Limited (ORG)
- Maquarie Group (MQG)
- AMP Limited (AMP)
- Leighton Holdings (LEI)
- Suncorp-Metway Limited (SUN)
- Brambles Limited (BXB)
- Santos Limited (STO)
- Coal & Allied (CNA)
- Incitec Pivot (IPL)
- Foster’s Group Limited (FGL)
- Orica Limited (ORI)
- BlueScope (BSL)
- AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited (AXA)
- Woodside Petroleum Limited (WPL)
- Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG)
- Stockland (SGP)
- Lihir Gold Limited (LGL)
- Qantas Airways Limited (QAN)
- Oxiana Limited (OXR)
- Sims Group Limited (SGM)
- AGL Energy Limited (AGK)
- OneSteel Limited (OST)
- Transurban Group (TCL)
- Oil Search Limited (OSH)
- Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (CCL)
- Crown (CWN)
- Alumina (AWC)
- ASX (Australian Securities Exchange)
- Macquarie Infrastructure Group (MIG)
- Telecom Corporation of New Zealand (TEL)
- Computershare Limited (CPU)
- Aneka Tambang (Persero) TBK (ATM)
- Tabcorp Holdings (TAH)
