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Retail sales stall in March

The Australian Bureau of Statistics report released this week shows that retail turnover stalled in March, with a seasonally adjusted figure of zero per cent change following a 0.6 per cent rise...

Retailers call on NSW government to ban the bag

The NSW government has come under pressure from retailers to step up efforts to implement legislation to eradicate single-use plastic bags. According to the National Retail Association, retail outlets across NSW are continuing...

Budget to kickstart retail

Measures announced by the Treasurer this week will give a much-needed boost to retail, in particular small business, say industry groups. National Retail Association CEO Dominique Lamb says several measures in the federal...

Unlocking growth in meal kits

Meal kits are a small category with the potential to have a significant impact on the traditional and online grocery retail market, according to research from Nielsen. Meal kits contain pre-portioned ingredients and...

Illicit tobacco burns two billion in excise

A new report shows illicit tobacco currently costs the Australian government up to $1.91 billion. According to KPMG LLP’s ‘Illicit Tobacco in Australia 2017 Full Year Report’, illegal tobacco – as a...

International news: Sainsbury’s and Asda amalgamation agreement

Supermarket chains Asda and Sainsbury’s have agreed to merge in a deal that will create Britain’s biggest supermarket chain. According to GlobalData, the combined retailer would have a 23.3 per cent market share...

Lilydale brings free-range chicken to the freezer aisle

Australian owned and operated premium free-range chicken brand Lilydale has launched its Baked, Not Fried Free-Range Chicken product into Coles’ freezer aisles across the country. The new range is aimed at busy families...

Available now: Australia’s largest supermarket shopping behaviour study

Gateway Research has launched the first set of results from ‘Shopper Compass for Supermarkets’, Australia’s largest ongoing research program into live in-store supermarket shopping behaviour. Backed by several top global brands, the research...

Small business ombudsman calls for simpler workplace relations

Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell has released a position paper identifying steps to tackle the complexity of workplace relations for small businesses. “We have had significant consultations with small...

Index predicts minimal retail sales growth

CHEP Retail Index, which uses transactional data from CHEP pallet movements to provide a lead indicator of Australian Bureau of Statistics retail trade data, has signalled minimal retail sales growth in Q2...

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