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Beauty retailer Mecca is a marketing machine that has drawn in Australian women, but has it peaked ? A rebellion among once loyal customers suggest that's the case while others insist it's a brand worthy of devotion.

Meanwhile, Labor has pledged upfront subsidies for battery backups to domestic solar systems if it wins the federal election but even with all the financial help are they worth the outlay? James Gerrard crunches the numbers.

And which of the big supermarkets is winning the popularity stakes among Australian shoppers? UBS figures reveal one is pulling ahead.