Retail stocks on the ASX

Consumer staples and consumer discretionary

Rich talks retail stocks

Consumer staples & consumer discretionary. What are our favourite stocks?

Key Topics Covered in the Video:

  • Consumer staples dominated by the giants $WOW and $COL
  • Sector is heavily tied to the economy
  • Discretionary stocks to watch

Retail stocks on the ASX – what we watch

Make money through the cycle: These stocks are heavily tied to the economy and are typically cyclical

HVN 4 March 2025

Harvey Norman (ASX: HVN)

A major retailer and franchise business, property development and digital systems. It is a franchisor selling furniture, bedding computers electricals and provides consumer finance.

JB Hi-Fi (ASX:JBH)

A top retailer for consumer electronics, software games, whitegoods and appliances.

WOW 4 March 2025

Woolworths (ASX: WOW)

Major consumer defensive. It’s one of the largest retail operators in Australia and New Zealand, with 3,357 stores and approximately over 190000 employees. It includes supermarkets + Big W.

Read the full research on our favourite retail stocks

The retail sector is highly cyclical but investors can make a lot of money through the cycle. These are not set and forget shares.

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Richard Hemming
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Australian Consumer stocks

Stock picking the best shares in each sector. Discover the best consumer driven retail stocks

There are 77 consumer staples companies in food and beverage, household and personal products and distribution and retail. This is dominated by the big supermarkets and beverage companies.

There are 117 consumer discretionary companies in industries including cars and car parts, consumer durables and apparel, services, and distribution.

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