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Independents gather to celebrate success

Australia’s leading independent retailers were recognised at the annual national IGA Awards of Excellence on the Gold Coast in July. Ritchies SUPA IGA Dromana (south of Melbourne), Romeo’s Food Hall IGA MLC Martin...

Fine Food Australia, September 2018

FIAL says it’s proud to partner with Fine Food Australia to bring you a range of “capability- building events” this September. Taking place at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on September 10-13,...

Sainsbury’s UK launches till-free shopping

UK supermarket giant Sainsbury’s is trialling till-free shopping in one of its busiest London convenience stores. Sainsbury’s says its new scan, pay and go technology will enable customers to pay for products in-store...

Roo balls, sir?

IKEA is set to launch a world-first in Australia – meatballs made from kangaroo meat. Or, as IKEA officially calls them, ‘Roo Balls’. The bad news (or good news, for kangaroos) is they’ll...

Woolworths still outperforming Coles

Woolworths continues to have the edge on arch supermarket rival Coles, IBISWorld’s latest revenue-growth figures suggest. Woolworths has posted 3.4 per cent revenue growth in 2017-18. The company’s comparable sales growth in its...

Coles blames ‘minor IT problems’ for Sunday shutdown

Coles says it was an IT glitch that caused some of its supermarkets to close for three hours yesterday morning. The glitch affected cash registers, leaving some supermarkets little choice but to close...

Amazon’s Sydney fulfilment centre almost twice as big as Melbourne’s

Amazon Australia has opened a new ‘fulfilment centre’ in south-west Sydney – and it’s big. The new centre in Moorebank is 43,000sqm, making it about the size of six football fields. It’s also...

Wesfarmers’ write-downs put dent in profits

Wesfarmers has posted a significant decline in its net profit after tax for the 2017-18 financial year, according to IBISWorld. IBISWorld says the results clearly show the effects of impairment charges on its...

Chip in the ol’ block

Cadbury Australia has put chip pieces in Cadbury Dairy Milk milk chocolate, with a disruptive launch targeting consumers who enjoy trying new and unique products. Combining “smooth, creamy” milk chocolate with “crunchy” Kettle...

MLA shares red meat’s story on new online platform

Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) has launched a new online platform that it claims is a trustworthy source of information. It gives consumers what MLA describes as an open and trusted source of...

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