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Turbulent times for retail sector

Australia’s retail sector continues to face challenging operating conditions, with high levels of competition, increasing digital disruption and weak household income growth putting a brake on growth in prices and spending. According to...

Number of Aussies using digital payment hits 14.5 million

Most Australians are now using digital payment, according to new research from Roy Morgan. This research unveils that more than 14.5 million Australians aged 14 and older (71.7 per cent) use digital payment...

Coles eyes brave new world of opportunity

The changing competitive and digital landscape provides significant opportunities for differentiation, says Coles Managing Director John Durkan. Speaking at Wesfarmers’ 2018 Strategy Briefing Day last week, Mr Durkan identified key factors of the...

Retail bounces back in April

Australian retail bounced back in April with a 0.4 per cent rise in sales after stalling in March, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). National Retail Association CEO Dominique Lamb says...

Want to be a mentor?

If you’ve always wanted to be a mentor but ‘don’t have the time’, MyRoad could be the answer. Coca-Cola Australia has, for the past two years, founded a mentoring initiative in partnership with...

Unpaid super nears $6 billion

Industry Super Australia (ISA) is urging the government to improve proposed laws addressing unpaid superannuation. ISA Public Affairs Director Matt Linden says about three million workers were short-changed compulsory super entitlements in 2015-16...

Double delight from Sara Lee

Can’t choose between the brownie and the cheesecake? Now you don’t have to. It’s the news both brownie lovers and cheesecake lovers have been waiting for – Sara Lee has launched a Brownie...

Looking for opportunity? Head south

South Australia is experiencing increased retail confidence thanks to improving turnover results that are bucking the national trend. In the 12 months to March, SA recorded a 3.3 per cent rise in turnover...

How to futureproof your business

Customers are keeping Australia’s FMCG and retail sectors focused on how best to dazzle, capture, and retain their business over a lifetime – and beyond. The customer-centric revolution was the key topic at...

Embattled Metcash heads for the red

Despite a boost in profits, Metcash will suffer a full-year loss after writing down the value of its operations by $352 million. Metcash today released its financial results for the half year ended...

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