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ACCC acts on fire-hazard cigarettes

The ACCC has accepted court-enforceable undertakings from both Philip Morris and Zen Sensation not to supply cigarettes that do not meet the mandatory reduced-fire-risk safety standard. Cigarettes sold in Australia must meet the...

Innova outlines top 10 trends for 2017

Retail research firm Innova Market Insights has released a list of its top 10 trends for 2017, with clean labels and green products set to dominate. Innova Director of Innovation Lu Ann Williams...

Australian Made/Grown logo turns 30

For three decades, the Australian Made, Australian Grown logo has helped businesses promote and consumers easily identify genuine Australian sourced products and produce. The anniversary was formally recognised at a major business dinner...

Small businesses confident despite tough conditions

Small business is the most optimistic business segment in Australia, despite the majority of small operators forecasting challenging conditions over the next six months, new Commonwealth Bank research reveals. Almost one in four...

Small business employers settling for ‘OK’

The latest study by global recruitment specialists Michael Page reveals 50 per cent of surveyed SMEs said they settled for hiring someone who was ‘OK’ versus someone who was ‘fantastic’. Attrition also emerged...

Industry groups urge businesses to pay bills on time

Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA), the Australian Industry (Ai) Group and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) have launched a campaign calling for all Australian businesses to pay their bills...

ACCC proposal on Apple Pay bad for retailers, says ARA

The ACCC has proposed to deny authorisation for a number of Australian banks to engage in limited collective bargaining and boycott with Apple in relation to Apple Pay. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Commonwealth...

Christmas wrap

Retail World gifts you all the Christmas-related news you need, from the start of the week to the present. Set for a big December More than five million Australians will shop for Christmas gifts...

Victoria joins in with double Christmas Day public holiday

Victoria will observe Christmas Day, Sunday, December 25 as a public holiday in addition to the public holiday set to be observed on Tuesday, December 27. Previously in Victoria, when Christmas Day fell...

Queensland to ban single-use plastic bags

Single-use plastic bags will be banned in Queensland from 2018, with the state Government saying it will not wait for other eastern states to come on board as it goes ahead with...

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