BIG W Switches On National Same Day Delivery Via DoorDash as Temple and Webster and Super Retail Post FY26 Results. | It s On Sale Daily Brief, 21 August 2026

Neil Fairhead

CEO, It’s On Sale

Friday briefing for Australian shoppers. BIG W has switched on same day delivery nationwide through DoorDash, giving families a five hour turnaround on Book Week costumes, everyday essentials and thousands of BIG W lines. Temple and Webster posted record revenue of 665 million dollars for FY26 but flagged a 13 per cent revenue drop in the first seven weeks of FY27, sending the shares down 16 per cent and setting up an aggressive promo phase. Super Retail Group grew online sales 5.3 per cent to 552 million dollars, held the 65 cent full year dividend, and the market rewarded it with a 16 per cent share price rally. Roy Morgan tips August retail to be Australia s first ever 40 billion dollar month. Today s Top 5 opens with Showpo at 80 per cent off, then UGG Express, Dusk, Nine West and Eckersley s.

BIG W Same Day Delivery Goes National Via DoorDash

BIG W has switched on same day delivery across select postcodes nationwide through a new DoorDash partnership, first reported by Lorna Gloria at Retail World Magazine on 17 August and confirmed by the Woolworths Group newsroom on 18 August. Orders placed before 12pm are delivered by 5pm the same day. Orders placed after 12pm are delivered by 5pm the following day. The delivery fee is 12 dollars. If a postcode and product are eligible, the option appears at checkout on bigw.com.au.

Katy Rogers, head of sales and partnerships at DoorDash Australia and New Zealand, said the move unlocks a faster delivery service across BIG W s everyday essentials range so families can access what they need when time matters most, per the Woolworths Group release. The timing is sharp: Book Week 2026 runs from 16 to 22 August, and BIG W has positioned same day delivery as the fix for last minute costume scrambles. Thousands of BIG W lines are eligible, including costumes from 10 dollars. For shoppers this closes a gap Amazon Prime and Temu have owned on speed, but with an Australian discount department store range behind it. Watch Kmart and Target for a same day response before Christmas trade begins.

Temple and Webster: Record 665 Million Dollar FY26, FY27 Opens Down 13 Per Cent

James Mickleboro at Motley Fool Australia reports Temple and Webster (ASX:TPW) delivered record FY26 revenue of 665 million dollars, up 11 per cent on FY25, with underlying EBITDA up 28 per cent to 25.9 million dollars. Active customers grew 5 per cent to 1.3 million. Exclusive products (private label plus drop ship) hit 51 per cent of revenue, up from 45 per cent. Home Improvement grew 39 per cent to 58.5 million dollars and Trade and Commercial grew 16 per cent to 55.7 million dollars. New Zealand cleared 3 million dollars in eight months since launch and hit contribution margin break even ahead of plan. The company holds 122.7 million dollars cash after buying back 30 million dollars of stock.

The catch is in the trading update: revenue in the first seven weeks of FY27 is down 13 per cent versus the same period last year, which was cycling 28 per cent growth. Shares fell 16.63 per cent to 4.21 dollars near the 52 week low, per Investing.com coverage of the FY26 slide deck. New CEO Susie Sugden, seven weeks into the job, guided FY27 EBITDA to 33 to 40 million dollars, a 50 to 80 per cent lift, but declined to provide revenue guidance given macro uncertainty. Translation for shoppers: expect Temple and Webster to lean hard on promotions, exclusive range bundles and home improvement discounts across the spring quarter to bring revenue back onto plan.

Super Retail Group: Online 552 Million Dollars, Dividend Held at 65 Cents, Shares Up 16 Per Cent

James Mickleboro at Motley Fool Australia reports Super Retail Group (ASX:SUL), the owner of Supercheap Auto, rebel, BCF and Macpac, grew total FY26 sales 3.2 per cent to 4.2 billion dollars, with like for like sales up 1.8 per cent. Online sales grew 5.3 per cent to 552.1 million dollars, now 13.1 per cent of the group (up from 12.9 per cent). Click and collect, the group s most profitable channel, grew 10.3 per cent and now accounts for almost half of online sales. By brand, Supercheap Auto sales rose 3.9 per cent, rebel grew 4.5 per cent, BCF was up 0.2 per cent and Macpac grew 3.5 per cent. The board declared a fully franked final dividend of 33 cents per share, taking the full year to 65 cents, at the top of the 55 to 65 per cent payout policy.

Normalised NPAT was 226 million dollars, down 2.8 per cent, as elevated project spending on a new distribution centre and systems upgrades weighed on profit. Statutory NPAT declined 7.2 per cent to 205.9 million dollars, per the MarketScreener earnings summary. Net debt closed at just 14 million dollars. FY27 is off to a positive start with like for like sales up 1.5 per cent and total sales up 3.5 per cent through the first seven weeks. Shares surged 16 per cent on the result. For shoppers this means rebel, Supercheap and Macpac will keep pushing digital and click and collect through spring and Father s Day, and Macpac s value positioning is likely to sharpen as outdoor competition rebuilds.

Roy Morgan Tips August Retail to Hit a Record 40 Billion Dollars

Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine forecasts total Australian retail sales will pass 40 billion dollars in August 2026 for the first time, up 6 per cent year on year. Household Goods lead the growth pace at plus 8.8 per cent to 6.7 billion dollars. Hospitality is up 6.2 per cent to 5.9 billion, Other Retailing (which includes hairdressers and personal services) is up 5.7 per cent to 7 billion, and Clothing and Footwear is up 5.7 per cent to 3.06 billion. Food (supermarkets) is the biggest single category at 15.6 billion dollars, up 4.6 per cent, representing 39 per cent of the monthly total.

By state, Western Australia is the fastest grower at plus 7.2 per cent to 4.8 billion dollars, ahead of South Australia at plus 6.4 per cent to 2.6 billion and NSW at plus 6.1 per cent to over 12 billion. The pattern lines up with everything else in this brief. Household goods is the fastest growing non food category, which is why Temple and Webster is willing to promote hard even after a record year, why Super Retail Group is investing in a new DC, and why BIG W is racing to national same day delivery. Value hunters should expect deeper discounts on homewares, furniture and mid tier fashion through the last two weeks of August as retailers push to lock in the record month.

Coles and Woolworths Trial Facial Recognition Amid Retail Crime Wave

Both major supermarkets confirmed early stage trials of facial recognition technology, first reported by the Australian Financial Review and picked up by ABC News and The Guardian on 17 to 18 August. Coles told journalists it undertook a small, one off, controlled proof of concept test that did not use customer or team member data, with no rollout decision made. Woolworths tested the technology in its New Zealand office and is evaluating a wider trial.

The context is a well documented rise in retail crime and aggression against staff, especially in Victoria. Both chains have already spent millions on exit gates, cameras and body worn cameras. Privacy advocates flagged the biometric implications immediately, and neither chain has disclosed the technology vendor. For shoppers this is the trust story to watch: facial recognition changes the entry experience, and any national rollout would put pressure on Australian Privacy Principles compliance. Expect commentary from OAIC and consumer groups through the balance of August.

Reporting Week Ahead: Coles Tuesday, Woolworths Wednesday, Wesfarmers Thursday

Coles Group reports FY26 on Tuesday 25 August, Woolworths Group on Wednesday 26 August and Wesfarmers on Thursday 27 August. All three run consumer facing groups, and all three use full year results to signal price investment through the next six months. Watch Coles for Everyday Rewards and Own Brand plans, Woolworths for Everyday Extra and eCommerce reinvestment, and Wesfarmers for Bunnings hardware pricing plus Kmart back to school promotion depth. Woolworths Q3 already tracked total sales of 18.1 billion dollars (plus 4.5 per cent), Australian Food plus 5.9 per cent to 13.8 billion, eCommerce plus 20.2 per cent to 2.7 billion and BIG W plus 3.9 per cent, per the Woolworths investor page. Wesfarmers key dates confirm the reporting slot.

Kmart is trialing a standalone homewares concept designed to challenge IKEA directly, using the private label muscle Anko has built to pull margin out of an adjacency it already dominates. Bunnings absorbed Blackwoods and Work Wear Group from July 2026, so watch for a workwear and trade tools story on Thursday. Together with the BIG W delivery push and the Super Retail online result, the reporting week will confirm the shape of spring trade for value shoppers.