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Woolworths extends gift-card expiry

Gift cards bought nationally for use across the Woolworths group are set to have their validity period extended to three years. The Woolworths national move comes after the NSW government announcement that it...

Are your staff overqualified?

More than half of Australia’s retail workers are overqualified for their current job, with qualifications that are either unnecessary or make them no better at their job, a study has found. SkillsIQ’s ‘Right...

NZ grocer’s ‘mega-efficient’ waste-minimisation program

New Zealand grocery chain Foodstuffs diverted 27.1 tonnes of waste from landfill per store in August with its audited waste-minimisation program. More than 120 stores have signed up to the program, which has...

IRexchange announces senior appointments

IRexchange, the Australian start-up that enables independent retailers and suppliers to deal and trade directly with one another, is appointing several new non-executive board members and executives. The appointments include Andrew Clark, who...

South Australian food celebrated

The 2017 South Australian Food Industry Award winners were announced last week at the largest food and beverage industry gathering in Australia – and, overall, the big winner was South Australia, according...

High hopes for lactose-free dairy drinks

The lactose-free flavoured milk category is set to grow, according to data and analytics company GlobalData, which found that 24 per cent of surveyed Australians aged 25-34 years think products with ‘lactose-free’...

SmartCarts closer to trial

Shoppers around the world are one step closer to experiencing artificial intelligence (AI) in action when they fill up their supermarket carts following a private investor’s buy in to a leading AI...

Woolworths addresses labour rights in supply chain for fresh goods

As part of Woolworths’ continuing review of its ethical sourcing practices, the retailer has committed to working collaboratively with the National Union of Workers (NUW) and other interested stakeholders to identify and...

Remedy launches Cherry Plum flavour

Popular kombucha brand Remedy has launched a new flavour, Cherry Plum, as the latest move in its mission to give retail-drinks fridges a makeover and offer consumers more real, healthy options. The new...

Amazon trumps Coles in lead-up to local launch

The Amazon US site was accessed by 4.6 million adult Australians during October, according to Nielsen Digital Ratings data, placing the retailer behind Woolworths and ahead of Coles in terms of unique...

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