A new offering from Australian firm JEA Technologies – the Smart Antenna by iSIGN Media – gives convenience stores, fuel outlets and retailers of all kinds the ability to reach out to new and existing customers, while also collecting data and measuring the effectiveness of promotions. Technology such as the Smart Antenna provides location based […]
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In Northern NSW a unique store proudly claims the title of the longest continually running grocery store in Australia. SPAR Maclean has seen many changes made to the store over the years, but the last six months have seen the biggest so far with a significant investment culminating in a re-launch of the newly renovated
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Early sales indicate that Kogan’s new offering, Kogan Pantry, will be a runaway success. David Shafer, Executive Director of Kogan revealed to C&I WEEK that, “Within 12 hours of the launch of Kogan Pantry, over 30,000 items were sold. If early demand is anything to go by, it will be a runaway hit”. While Kogan
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Coles claims it is helping customers cut their grocery bills even further, by slashing prices across its branded bread range. In a move announced on 3 February, prices of bread brands – including Abbott’s, Tip Top, and Wonder White – will fall by up to 34%. These price drops follow January reductions on Uncle Toby’s
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Small Melbourne-based ice cream maker Dairy Bell Ice Cream will close its Melbourne and Sydney factories on 27 February after 44 years of manufacturing ice cream in Australia and selling into independents such as convenience and grocery stores. The manufacturer of mainly take home ice cream cited the supermarket “ice cream wars” as a major
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While eligible retailers in New South Wales were allowed to trade 24-hours-a-day in the two weeks before Christmas from December 11, packaged liquor stores outside hotels are not allowed to trade as an exempt retailer on restricted trading days such as Boxing Day, denying customers the convenience of shopping at local liquor stores. Over 1,000
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Coles has made a number of admissions of unconscionable conduct in relation to certain dealings with suppliers and agreed to make a legal settlement with competition regulator the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Coles unconditionally apologised and said it accepts full responsibility for its actions in several supplier dealings that led the ACCC to
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Woolworths has opened a new convenience format store in Sydney in what appears to be a successful but low-key event. C&I WEEK visited Woolworths Central for a late lunch on 17 December to find the store experiencing a fairly brisk level of trade. The self-service checkouts were experiencing a constant stream of customers and at
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A Western Australian law academic has supported the legalisation and regulation of e-cigarettes to prevent the uncontrolled importing of the devices and nicotine liquid through online purchases. In research published in the Journal of Law and Medicine, Notre Dame school of law lecturer Marilyn Krawitz said that the current approach is leading to poor quality
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Woolworths is expected to roll out further convenience concept stores in Melbourne, with locations for the smaller-scale stores identified at 160 Swanston Street and at 262 Flinders Street. The Flinders Street store will occupy a space which previously traded as Sam’s IGA Plus Liquor Flinders. Melbourne City Council’s on-line Planning Register shows that a permit
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Gull New Zealand – an independent, family owned oil company with a 60 retail outlets including Night ‘n Day Foodstores – is raising the bar for service station toilets. Gull has refurbished 14 of its service station customer rest rooms, with unique designs inspired by the community, environment or location surrounding each site. The renovations
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SPAR Australia’s recent Birthday Promotion drew thousands of entries from customers throughout NSW, ACT and Queensland. Customers were able to enter the draw by spending a minimum amount at SPAR, SPAR Express, 5 STAR Supermarket, 5 STAR Handimarket or Jardin Fresh Life stores. The winner was Jen Bulmer of Kywong Station, Winton in Central Queensland
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Viva Energy Australia, the exclusive distributor of Shell branded fuels and lubricants in Australia, has completed its acquisition of a non-controlling stake in Liberty Oil, one of its largest retail customers. Viva Energy businesses include the Shell Geelong refinery, supported by more than 20 terminals across the country supplying around 870 petrol convenience sites. Scott
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