The Chairman of the Australian National Retailers Association (ANRA), Mr Grant O’Brien, announced the appointment of Ms Anna McPhee as the new Chief Executive Officer of Australia’s peak retail group this week. Ms McPhee has over 20 years’ experience in retail businesses, representative groups and politics, and policy advocacy, with her most recent role being […]
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The release of the half year AACS State of the Industry report into the performance of the Australian convenience industry demonstrates the resilience of the convenience sector and the value proposition that stores continue to offer their customers. The report, from the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS), shows the convenience channel recorded a strong
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With Costco to open its fourth petrol station and first in Canberra next to its Majura Park store, some Canberra petrol retailers may be set for a major shock, including a Woolworths-operated Caltex petrol station a few hundred metres from the Costco site. Costco, which is a major petrol retailer in the United States, now
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Sydney convenience store owner, Adeel Khan, was arrested and charged this week, over the deaths of three people in a fire and explosion at Rozelle in Sydney’s inner west. At 4am on Thursday 4 September, emergency services were called to Darling Street, Rozelle, where they found the convenience store well alight and the building extensively
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William Radcliff, the creator of the Slush Puppie brand of Frozen Carbonated Drinks has died in Cincinnati earlier this week, aged 74. Back in 1970 at a Chicago trade show, Mr Radcliff was inspecting a slush-making machine when the idea “I could sell a drink for 10 cents, and make 7 cents” on each sale,
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Stock Box has attracted considerable interest since the service was announced last month. Over 1,000 retailers have already registered to receive the first Stock Box which is expected to be released in circulation until November. The Intermedia Group – one of the most comprehensive and targeted B2B advertising networks in Australia – has entered into
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Online and click-and-collect ordering of food and liquor is gaining strong momentum with the big two supermarkets increasing sales and ramping up infrastructure, putting pressure on SME retailers to introduce online shopping or improve the online experience for customers. However, independent grocery wholesaler and IGA marketer Metcash announced the rollout of its Metcash One digital
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has announced today that it will not oppose the proposed acquisition of three Progressive Supa IGA supermarkets by Coles/Wesfarmers (see ‘Coles seeks clearance to buy 4 IGA stores & beef up WA presence’ C&I WEEK 24 April 2014). “The ACCC noted community concerns that the proposed acquisition would remove
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Australia and New Zealand’s leading food and beverage company, Lion, is currently looking for a dynamic National Account Manager to join their Convenience & Foodservice (CFS) team in the Dairy and Drinks business. The role is based at their Docklands Melbourne site and reports to the National Convenience Channel Manager. Applications for this role must
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The owner of Shell fuel in Australia, Viva Energy, will make major investments in its service station network and build up demand for Shell fuel and lubricants, while moving to take a non-controlling stake in a major customer, Victorian-based wholesale fuel supplier Liberty Oil. Liberty Oil was started by David Wieland and David Goldberger in
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Despite refinery closures such as Caltex Australia closing its Kurnell, Sydney refinery in 2014 when the site becomes a fuel import terminal, the retail petrol market is looking upbeat with new and established brands making big investments and rolling out new formats and products across the country. These include new players Puma Energy, Vitol (Viva
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Tobias Wasmuht, Retail Director and Member of the Board of SPAR International (third from left) and the SPAR International Team with Paulus Tumewu, President Commissioner, Ramayana (fourth from left) and the Ramayana Team at the signing. On 10 September, SPAR International (SPAR) and PT. Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk (Ramayana) announced a new partnership agreement which
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The area around the store remained blocked off as emergency services continued to douse the building. Several people are still unaccounted for at this time. (Photograph: Keith Berg) Sydney’s inner west suburb of Rozelle was woken by an “almighty bang” just after 4am on Thursday 9 September when an explosion destroyed a family-run convenience store
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