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Amazon says it will create hundreds of new jobs with the opening of its first fulfilment centre in Australia. Amazon is already recruiting for a range of roles, including operations managers, pickers, packers, systems technicians and HR specialists. “We are thrilled to be creating hundreds of new roles in Dandenong …

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has entered a submission to the Senate Education and Employment Committee on the Senate Penalty Rates Inquiry regarding Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBA). The inquiry will focus on the effectiveness of the Better-Off Overall Test (BOOT) for EBAs and their direct relationship with penalty rates within …

The Australian Bureau of Statistics’ (ABS) retail-trade figures for June 2017 show signs of a strengthening retail industry, after 12 months of softened growth. According to the ABS, the seasonally adjusted trend rose 0.3 per cent in seasonally adjusted terms from the previous month, following a rise of 0.6 per …

A processing error by Cuscal has caused some customers who shopped at Woolworths from March 11 to 13, 2017, and used Visa to pay, to be charged again on Sunday August 6. In a statement by Woolworths, CEO Brad Banducci said: “We are outraged on behalf of our customers that …

IGA’s exclusive ready meals have been awarded ‘Ready Meal of the Year’ at the National Food & Beverage Industry Awards. Metcash and Creative Food Solutions’ Appetite for Healthy range, stocked only at IGA, has been awarded top spot in the Ready Meal of the Year category at this year’s National …

MYOB’s latest Business Monitor survey of more than 1,000 SMEs has highlighted that SMEs are tuned into the need for digital innovation and are implementing technological strategies to help secure their future success. The survey found 76 per cent had invested in technology as a means to innovate over the …

Figures published in the 26th edition of the quarterly AFGC CHEP Retail Index indicate signs of a modest recovery in retail turnover growth in Australia as 2017 progresses. This follows a sustained period of softening growth over 18 months that has reflected uncertainty in Australian and global economies. The index, …

In a landmark move for the island, IGA Hamilton Island will aim to deliver greater convenience and ease for local shoppers and Australians on holiday, and enhance the community feel and delight for customers with a range of local, fresh and independent produce. The store, which opened on August 1, …

Asia’s leading large-format grocery retailers are forecast to grow on average 3.5 per cent a year between 2016 and 2021, according to figures from international grocery research organisation IGD. Although growth in large grocery formats varies significantly across the region and – as in other markets around the world – …

IBISWorld research indicates that concerns relating to the impending entry of AmazonFresh in 2018 have been overplayed in the Australian supermarkets and grocery-stores industry.  The company’s analysis suggests that traditional bricks-and-mortar and online grocery players will not be as severely affected by Amazon as operators in other retailing industries. “While …