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December sales data divides commentators
‘Reputable trade’ or ‘dismal run’?
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) was bullish about the December trade figures, but others struck a more downbeat tone.
Responding to...
Coles wins ‘Best Supermarket’ at MSC Wave of Change Awards
Coles won the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Oceania Sustainable Seafood Supermarket of the Year Award for the third year running.
John West, IKEA and Taronga...
Drakes helps Can:Do 4Kids celebrate 145th birthday
Drakes Supermarkets and Vili’s Family Bakery are helping South Australia’s oldest children’s charity Can:Do 4Kids celebrate 145 years.
Vili’s Family Bakery is custom-making celebratory ‘Cookies...
Uber Eats to deliver from Coles
Customers with the Uber Eats app can now order ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat meals from Coles, Uber has announced.
Beginning this week, the offer will –...
UK’s Waitrose aiming to eradicate black plastic
UK supermarket chain Waitrose says it has hit its target to remove black plastic from hundreds of products.
The supermarket’s overall aim is to eradicate...
Bagging a bargain ‘more exciting than sex’
Almost one in four Aussie shoppers say finding a bargain is more exciting than sex, according to new research.
Online retailer containerdoor.com.au commissioned the survey...
China poised to topple US as world’s leading retail market
China will overtake the US in retail sales in 2019, driven by booming ecommerce, according to new data.
In fact, China’s retail sales this year...
One in five retail workers feels ‘financially stressed’
A new report from financial services company AMP has found the retail industry to be among Australia’s most financially stressed.
According to its Financial Wellness...
AFGC and ASN Media to launch online news program
The AFGC and ASN Media are collaborating on an online news program about the Australian food and grocery manufacturing industry.
The AFGC says the ‘Sustaining...
Will Australia turn the tide on food waste in 2019?
Food waste is a crisis for Australians, who throw away a shocking 3.1 million tonnes of edible food each year. But new research offers...
Dubai gets its first SPAR Supermarket
SPAR UAE has celebrated the opening of its first supermarket in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) most populous city.
This takes the total number...
How small businesses should plan for Australia Day
Employsure Senior Employment Relations Adviser Jonathan Wilson offers some pointers for small businesses as Australia Day approaches.
Mr Wilson says the biggest issue they face...
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Businesses not measuring ROI on social media
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Woolworths starts QR Code Contact Tracing trial
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4 August, 2020
Woolworths starts QR Code Contact Tracing trial and expands Q-Tracker booking system
Woolworths is trialling a new voluntary contact tracing...
Organic dairy farmer joins Australian Organic as director
The Australian Organic board welcomes new director, organic dairy farmer Jane Campbell. Ms Campbell will assume the position in an interim capacity from previous...
v2foods makes debut in Drakes Supermarkets
Responsible for bringing Aussies a range of plant-based products, resembling meat options – v2foods has now announced its debut with Drakes Supermarkets.
For the first...
National Retail Association wellbeing concerns for retail workers during COVID-19
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The National Retail Association (NRA) has released a report detailing the health and wellbeing struggles of Australia’s second largest workforce as they battle COVID-19.
Australia’s...