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Penalty rates rise again for casual retail workers

Casual retail employees are receiving an increased penalty rate for Saturday and evening work which kicked in from 1 October 2019. The increase has affected all businesses who employ casual staff under the General Retail Industry Award 2010. Casual staff are now receiving a rate of 135% for evening work Monday to Friday and 145% […]

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Coles converting 100 stores into ‘Fresh Convenience’ format

Coles has opened its first-ever restaurant-supermarket hybrid in Victoria this week, with the company announcing further plans to convert 100 existing Coles stores to the new ‘Fresh Convenience’ format before Christmas. The Tooronga Village store in Melbourne features a café and sushi retailer as part of an ongoing transformation to make Coles a destination for

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AACS commends Tas for recognising threat

The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has commended the Tasmanian Government for recognising the threat to small businesses that raising the legal tobacco purchasing age would have, as well as the boost it would give to criminals supplying the black market trade of illegal tobacco. A Bill proposing to raise the legal age from

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Dettol launches Dettol Parents Approved

Dettol announces the launch of a new product range called Dettol Parents Approved. Offering the same trusted Dettol protection from germs, the new Parents Approved range of hand washes and shower gels have simplified formulas and are free from harsh chemical residues, parabens, dyes and synthetic fragrances, suitable for ages 3+ and contains natural lemongrass

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Store Review: APCO IGA X-press Newcomb

When Three fiercely Independent brands combine In 1968, Ron and Margaret Anderson purchased the Mobil Distribution in Warnambool which lead to them becoming an Independent Distributor and the APCO business was born – Anderson Petroleum Company (APCO). 1980 saw the opening of the very first APCO retail store and service station when Victoria’s first APCO Easy Shop store

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Woolworths Metro squashes small businesses

The Woolworths’ new convenience-type-store in Kirribilli has competitor stores already feeling squeezed despite the new store only being open for a few days. News.com.au reported the owner of the fruit shop next door had cancelled his lease and another convenience store across the road has begun to consolidate his external florist to within the store.

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2018 IGA Awards of Excellence winners revealed

    Australia’s leading Independent Grocers of Australia (IGA) stores were recognised at the prestigious annual IGA Awards of Excellence held on the Gold Coast on 9 July. The IGA Awards of Excellence acknowledge the dedicated efforts of the stores and their teams in their local community, and heralded the winning stores as the benchmark

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ARA supports calls for a smoke-free Victoria by 2025

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has welcomed calls for a smoke-free Victoria by 2025, after 24 health organisations released a new report pushing for stricter anti-smoking laws and more education programs. Russell Zimmerman, Executive Director of the ARA, said although this is a great target to work towards, it’s disappointing to see no mention of

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