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Chipless RFID tag could replace barcodes in grocery

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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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Frosty Boy Australia doubles production with factory upgrade

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Australian frozen dessert and beverage manufacturer, Frosty Boy Australia, has doubled its production capacity with the official opening of its new factory at Yatala, north of the Gold Coast, on 3 December. Frosty Boy CEO Dirk Pretorius told C&I WEEK that while Frosty Boy’s main Australian distribution is Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) outlets, “Frosty Boy

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amaysim named in Deloitte awards

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Australia’s largest mobile virtual network operator, amaysim, was among the winners at the awards ceremony for the 2014 ‘Deloitte Technology Fast 50’ and the ‘Leadership Awards’ list. amaysim received double accolades, coming in at number three in the ‘Leadership Awards’ and 13th in the ‘Deloitte Technology Fast 50’ at the ceremony held at the ASX

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Woolworths trials smartphone offers via beacon technology

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With many leading USA retailers trialling beacon technology, Woolworths is said to be trialling beacon technology with iPhones at its new store in the eastern Sydney suburb of Double Bay, according to The Australian newspaper. The technology will notify selected shoppers of special offers or product updates on their smartphones while they walk through shopping

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Creating connected in store customer experiences

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KFC, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, is using an Aruba Networks Wi-Fi solution with features designed for today’s savvy retailers to promote customer engagement and increase time in-store, as well as to deliver tailored marketing and promotional offers. According to Saqib Hussnain, Enterprise Systems Manager at KFC, “KFC is a contemporary brand, that aims to

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World first: ANZ to offer contactless ATM transactions

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NCR Corporation has announced that, together with ANZ, they will introduce the world’s first EMV secure ATM ‘Tap & PIN’ Near Field Communication (NFC) solution. Tap & Pin will allow ATMs to read card data without the card being inserted into a reader – providing increased speed, security and defense against skimming. ANZ Australia CEO,

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Schweppes Australia invests $17.4 million in manufacturing expansion

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Schweppes Australia has announced its Tullamarine manufacturing site will undergo a $17.4 million expansion, boosting productivity and creating 10 new highly skilled jobs. The plastic bottle manufacturing facility is expected to enhance capacity and capability as the new line introduces ‘stretch blow fill’ bottling technology. Schweppes Australia is part of the Asahi Beverages group which

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Note recycling to enhance efficiency at Coles

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NCR Corporation has announced that it is upgrading Coles Supermarkets’ NCR FastLane SelfServ™ Checkout lanes with NCR Note Recycling capability. The Note Recycling solution will assist Coles to lower cash floats and reduce replenishment cycles as it recycles cash notes accepted in self-checkout machines, dispensing them as change in subsequent transactions. In addition, the Note

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EFTPOS moves into contactless, mobile and online payments

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New infrastructure aimed at bringing EFTPOS payments products such as online, contactless and mobile payments to market significantly faster and more efficiently went live last week, signalling a new era for Australia’s EFTPOS as a central payments hub. EFTPOS, which accounts for about 70% of debit card transactions, is owned by the big four banks,

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New Visa software combats potential petrol pump card fraud

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As petrol fraud continues to hit petrol convenience retailers, with unattended petrol pumps favourite places for thieves to test stolen or counterfeit credit cards, global payments technology company Visa has rolled out new software to help retailers cut off thieves at the petrol pump. “While global fraud rates across the Visa payment system remain near

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Small retailers slugged for interchange credit card fees

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Large retailers are gaining volume discounts on credit card interchange fees, while small-medium-sized retailers including convenience stores are being slugged with much higher credit and debit card and eftpos ‘interchange’ fees than large national chains such as Coles and Woolworths. This is happening under an interchange fee system that hasn’t changed much since 2006-08, regulated

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