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New tech partnership uses shoppers to drive brand performance

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Shoppers are proving to be the latest tool for companies to keep track of their in-store stock in real-time. Singapore based computer vision solutions and retail analytics company Trax has partnered with Australian crowdsourcing platform Snooper to provide consumer packaged goods brands instant insights via a network of more than 75,000 shoppers. Among the brands […]

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IRI Australia’s overview of COVID-19’s impact on FMCG

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  IRI Australia have painted a dire picture of the economic impact of COVID-19 on the Australian economy. According to their COVID-19: Impact on the Australian FMCG Landscape report, the virus has shaken consumer confidence. The research company said global economic growth was already at a significant low of just 2.1% – the lowest level

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Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser offer help through Covid-19

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Unilever and Reckitt Benckiser are two of the latest companies to step up and pitch in to help during the Covid-19 crisis. As businesses feel the pinch from significant government trading restrictions aimed at reducing the spread of the deadly pandemic and vulnerable Australians face product shortages due to panic buying, the two consumer goods

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How small businesses hit by Covid-19 can access support

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As lockdown measures are expanded across Australia in response to Covid-19, an increasing number of businesses are finding themselves affected by the economic fall out. The government has announced a stimulus package aimed at keeping people in jobs and helping small and medium sized businesses through the challenging months ahead, including the second stage outlined

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Ombudsman calls for more small business support for Covid-19 hit

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As the economic fall out from Covid-19 continues to hit small businesses particularly hard, key figures are calling for more support. Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has called on Scott Morrison to ask for additional measures, including for the estimated 1.4 sole traders operating in Australia. It comes as businesses continue

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Government stimulus package to help small business through Covid-19 hit

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The federal government has this morning unveiled its stimulus package, in an attempt to keep Australia out of a recession as COVID-19 cases continue to increase. The $17.6 billion package, worth just over 1% of Australia’s total GDP, will be rolled out over the next three years, $11 billion of which will be released by

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Caltex, BP Australia and Viva Energy named among top manufacturers

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Fuel companies in Australia continue to perform strongly, despite the global downturn in crude oil, taking out top spots in a list of top 100 manufacturers. The Advance Manufacturing Expo’s list, based on IBISWorld’s assessment of data from ASIC-lodged company reports, put Caltex first – for the second year running, BP Australia third (up from

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Gun fired in Melbourne supermarket hold-up

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A gun has reportedly gone off during an attempted armed hold-up of an IGA supermarket in Melbourne’s north. Police have been told three men entered the Hadfield business at about 8.45pm on Sunday night and threatened two attendants with a gun, demanding cash. It’s understood the attendants refused and instead used metal poles to fight

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AACS back calls for least-cost routing

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The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) have backed calls from major retail associations for the Reserve Bank to mandate least-cost routing for merchants. C&I Magazine reported last week that ACAPMA, ARA, COSBOA and MGA had formed the Fairer Merchant Fees Alliance to push for the RBA to reduce merchant fees for ‘tap and go’

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AACS call for government protection for c-stores

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The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores has called on the government to enact stronger legislation to protect convenience stores in the wake of recent violent robberies. The call, issued by AACS CEO Jeff Rogut this morning, follows reports of a violent armed robbery in Glen Waverely, Melbourne on Friday. During the robbery, a man and

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New AI technology promises better customer insights

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New AI technology being rolled out by data science company Quantium is promising to deliver quicker and more relevant consumer data to FMCG businesses. Quantium have said the new AI insights platform will automate scan data – such as what customer purchase, when and what they pay, which previously had to be manually interpreted by

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BP and David Jones open first store

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BP and David Jones have opened their first co-branded store in Bayside, Melbourne. The new store aims to deliver fresh, high-quality products, innovative convenience offers and shape the way Australian consumers shop for food. BP Bayside, on the corner of North Road and Nepean Highway, showcases the new dual-branded look and feel, alongside BP’s quality

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