So far, results have been better than expected as a handful of consumer-facing stocks, such as Nick Scali, exceeded expectations.

Sydney-based fund manager Vertium Asset Management agreed results from the beginning of the February reporting season had performed a “bit better” than market expectations and some traders were forced into a radical reversal of their gloomy predictions for discretionary retail.…

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