A service station in Mount Pritchard, New South Wales is refreshing their look and customer service in time for the busy summer holidays after winning one of 120 Small Business Grants worth $5,000 as part of the nation-wide American Express Shop Small campaign. Jamil El-Khoury, owner of Speedway Petroleum Meadows, said the grant could not […]
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Kimberly-Clark Australia’s Kleenex® Cottonelle® brand has provided consumers in Sydney and Melbourne with an exciting high-rise experience, taking them to a ‘new level of clean’. Over recent weeks, the Kleenex Cottonelle brand set up an experiential stand in high traffic locations in Sydney and Melbourne, and offered passers-by the opportunity to test Kleenex Cottonelle Flushable
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In an ASX Release titled ‘Coca-Cola Amatil to increase manufacturing efficiency’, Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) this week announced it will “relocate production from a small facility in Melbourne to its larger capital city facilities as part of its strategy to increase manufacturing efficiencies and productivity across the business. “The Bayswater facility will be closed and 57
Australia Post has announced the appointment of Robert Black as executive general manager, Parcel Services, effective 12 January, 2015, following a comprehensive international executive search. Mr Black will be responsible for the Parcel Services division, which operates the StarTrack brand. The Parcels Services division has continued to perform strongly in an increasingly competitive market, posting
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A Global Leaders Report issued this week by CDP (formerly ‘the Carbon Disclosure Project’) has awarded Philip Morris International Inc. (PMI) a Band A rating, a Leadership Status for Carbon Performance and a 96% score for Carbon Disclosure based on the company’s activities to mitigate climate change in its supply chain in 2013. According to
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The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed the release this week of the Federal Government’s Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda and its focus on four overarching ambitions aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and making it easier to do business in Australia. This included the change to Employee Share Scheme arrangements that will now see options
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After a reaching a five-year low in February, the September 2014 MYOB Business Monitor Report shows levels of dissatisfaction among SMEs are growing – reversing some of the improvements made after the Liberal Government came to office. Dissatisfaction has climbed to 37% in the latest survey of over 1,000 SMEs conducted by Colmar Brunton, from
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Labor’s shadow treasurer Chris Bowen said last week that while Labor welcomes the Harper Review’s over-riding philosophy that competition policy should be focused on making markets work in the interests of consumers, he doesn’t support an effects test. And ACCC chief Rod Sims told a conference in Canberra about his concerns over loopholes in the
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Australian Food and Grocery Council’s (AFGC) sixth annual industry snapshot State of the Industry 2014, shows signs of growth opportunities for the Australian food and beverage, grocery and fresh produce sector, despite challenging economic conditions. AFGC CEO Mr Gary Dawson said State of the Industry 2014 highlights strong growth in food and beverage exports and
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Woolworths will cut a further 400 non-customer facing roles as it seeks to maintain and improve its position as Australia’s leading retailer. While Woolworths says its value position at its most competitive level since January 2014, its three year growth strategy outlined earlier this week, is based on a new ‘Lean Retail’ operating model which
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