Drakes Supermarkets has modernised its logo and rebranded its 22 Queensland stores from SUPA IGA to Drakes. Retail World spoke with CEO Roger Drake about the changes.
Since entering the Queensland market in...
The Queensland government has delayed the implementation of the state’s Container Refund Scheme from July 1 to November 1, so that lessons from the NSW experience can be learned.
NSW’s ‘Return and Earn’...
Costco and Kmart were locked in a tight battle for the 2017 Annual Roy Morgan Discount Department Store Customer Satisfaction Award, with Costco announced the winner this week.
Both stores improved their customer...
Coles has donated an entire truckload of fresh produce to SecondBite in Western Australia after flooding prevented the load being delivered to the Broome and Kununurra stores.
The donation included 300kg of bananas,...
Overall assessment of the economy among Australian businesses has reached its highest level since December 2010, according to the latest Sensis Business Index (SBI).
Almost three in 10 surveyed small and medium businesses...
The Metcash Distribution Centre in Huntingwood, NSW, was awarded the President’s Cup Award at the IGA International Awards of Excellence, which took place in Las Vegas, US, on February 11.
The President’s Cup...
DLibrary, Australia’s traditional market leader in digital product photography, online hosting and distribution services, has been acquired by GS1 Australia.
GS1 Australia Executive Director and CEO Maria Palazzolo says the acquisition is aligned...
SKYN has launched its first Places of Intimacy Guide, which has been curated in partnership with GQ Magazine and Condé Nast.
The guide features 30 luxury boutique hotels with reviews from 10 couples...
A Fair Work Ombudsman inquiry into the procurement of cleaners in Tasmanian supermarkets found that 90 per cent of Woolworths’ supermarket sites in the state were non-compliant.
The inquiry was begun in late...
A Four Square store in Auckland will trial SmartCart, a computer-vision technology retrofitted to shopping baskets and carts that recognises products as soon as they are placed inside – eliminating the need...
