NCR Corporation yesterday announced NCR Retail ONE, a new commerce hub that unites an open ecosystem of retail applications and data with an omnichannel software platform. In plain English this means that retailers, be they from individual stores to large chains, can get into digital marketing, digital coupons and promotions, loyalty programs, digital wallets, sale […]
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OneCash and its parent company DSM Connect have gone into voluntary administration with administrators appointed on 4 June. OneCash manages as many as 500 ATMs at locations throughout Australia, at petrol station sites including Caltex, BP, Mobil, and Shell as well as at various independent supermarkets. The first meeting of the companies’ creditors is scheduled to
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Heart Foundation Northern Territory and Cancer Council NT joined forces on the weekend to call for bans on the sale of e-cigarettes to children as they become increasingly popular in the Territory, just weeks after the NSW Cancer Council called for e-cigarettes to be regulated in the same way as tobacco sales. The NT move
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Telstra has achieved international recognition as one of the top ten global telecommunications brands…
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With May 31 recognised as World No Tobacco Day, the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has reinforced the negative impacts of the illicit tobacco market, not only on retailers but also on adults who choose to smoke and minors who legally aren’t permitted to. AACS CEO Jeff Rogut said the flourishing illegal tobacco market
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British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) today called for more to be done to eradicate the tobacco black market on the eve of World No Tobacco Day. Due to such high excise levels the amount of illegal tobacco used by Australians represents 14.5 per cent of total consumption, costing the government over $1.35 billion in lost
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With the NSW Cancer Council claiming that a rapidly expanding e-cigarette industry is unregulated, CEO of the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) Jeff Rogut said the sale of legal e-cigarettes is one of a range of solutions Government should be investigating as having the potential to reduce the incidence of smoking. “With the NSW
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With media reports of a growing black market for cheap and illegal tobacco, such as $8-$10 packets of cigarettes, British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) is considering launching a Make Your Own (MYO) cigarette brand to try and capture the growing number of illegal ‘chop chop’ smokers. BATA spokesperson Scott McIntyre said ‘chop chop’ or illegal
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British American Tobacco Australia (BATA) is considering launching a Make Your Own (MYO) cigarette brand to try and capture the growing number of illegal chop chop smokers. BATA spokesperson Scott McIntyre said chop chop or illegal loose leaf tobacco now makes up the majority of the illegal black market, forcing legal operators to compete with
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BP Australia to spend $450 million over the next few years in expansion of its 1400 sites around the country.
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Fully printable chipless radio frequency identification (RFID) tags may renew supermarket and grocery/convenience industry interest in the technology, after Monash University researchers developed fully printable tags for metals and liquids, including water bottles and soft-drinks cans. Until now, this hasn’t been possible because the metal and liquids interfere with the technology. The tag can be
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With some US convenience industry analysts predicting the sale of e-cigarettes will soon surpass traditional cigarette sales, the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has called on the Government to take action and make e-cigarettes more readily available for responsible sale – so that those looking to quit smoking have this option. According to research
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BP Australia will cease production at its Bulwer Island Refinery in May, according to a BP Australia spokesperson, who confirmed that an agreement was signed with Caltex for the supply of petrol and diesel from Caltex’s Lytton, Brisbane refinery. The 102,000 barrels a day, Brisbane, Queensland refinery will become a jet fuel import terminal. “Alternate
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