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Grocery and liquor leads online shopping, opportunity for independents

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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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Stock Box set for success as Intermedia take stake in new product delivery model

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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Proposed Coles acquisition of three WA Supa IGA stores unopposed by ACCC

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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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New brands, investment boosts retail fuel & convenience market

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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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SPAR International new retail partnership for Indonesia

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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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Rozelle convenience store destroyed

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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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Would you like convenience with your alcohol?

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Channel Blur: Milk at the Bottle Shop – a glimpse of the future? (Photograph: Keith Berg) In historic Balmain, less than a kilometre away but well within earshot of the Rozelle Convenience Store explosion, a local wine shop has gone into the milk business. Sitting below Unity Hall, where the Australian Labor Party was founded

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