A few reminders when employing juniors in the retail industry
Employers of young workers (often referred to as juniors or even minors) have some unique issues to consider.
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Theft and burglary, are you covered?
Petrol stations are an easy target for theft and burglary.
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Roundtable Series: Colleen Grady, Metcash
Colleen Grady: Metcash General Manager Merchandise, Convenience What changes have you seen in the industry over the past year? Having joined Metcash nearly a year ago, moving into a wholesale supplier from a retail background, my learnings have focussed on understanding this new and challenging role and the industry. The key trends I have also
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Sustainability the way forward for Aussie SMEs
A new study has found that sustainable and ethical business practices are emerging as a key growth driver for SMEs in Australia. The emergent trend forms part of the Australian findings of the Global 2018 SME Pulse Report from American Express and Oxford Economics, which was launched earlier this week. Of particular interest is how
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Fuel contamination, are you covered?
Written by Dan Armes, founder of ServoPro. Even the most diligent of operators can experience their fuel becoming contaminated which can happen for a variety of reasons. In cases where fuel retailers have sold contaminated fuel the cost of repairing damaged vehicles has run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars not to mention the
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Caltex and Woolworths extend and expand partnership
Caltex Australia and Woolworths yesterday announced that they have entered into a long-term strategic alliance across the areas of fuel supply, convenience wholesale food, redemption and loyalty. The new fuel supply agreement will ensure the safe and reliable supply of fuels to Woolworths for the next 15 years. In consideration of Woolworths entering into
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Bury yourself in 30 years of convenience industry history.
A look back at 30 years of C&I: part two of six (1993-97)
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Impact damage, are you covered?
Written by Dan Armes, founder of ServoPro. Confusing insurance policies with ambiguous wording often lead to misunderstandings about what is actually covered. One of the most common claims seen by ServoPro’s partner for insurance, Sudale Insurance Brokers, is impact damage. With vehicles coming in and out of a petrol station all day, every day, it is
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The real gambling behaviours of Australians
New Research from Roy Morgan shows that 49.1% of adult Australians gambled in an average three-month period in the 12 months to March 2018, down from 50.6% a year ago, following a gradually decreasing trend in the gambling industry across all categories. This decline is despite the growing proliferation of gambling options, such as online
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Woolworths accounts for over 50% of off-premise alcohol spend
The figures were released in the Roy Morgan Alcohol Retail Currency Report.
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Roundtable Series: Steve Cardinale, New Sunrise
New Sunrise Managing Director Steve Cardinale What changes have you seen in the industry over the past year? In terms of fuel, we are in over supply. There is healthy competition, and most towns have more petrol stations than are needed. With the simple supply and demand market forces one would expect fuel margins to
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Roundtable Series: AACS
AACS CEO Jeff Rogut What changes have you seen in the industry over the past year? Australia’s convenience industry enjoyed another year of solid growth and is now valued at $8.4 billion in annual sales, however the channel’s rate of growth slowed for the first time in more than five years. What are the current
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Category feature: Setting a High Bar
Chocolate continues to lead the way in confectionery
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