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Have your say on the Health Star Rating

Stakeholders now have an additional two weeks to provide input on the national Health Star Rating (HSR) system, as public consultation is extended until August 17. Health Star Rating Advisory Committee Chairman Dr...

Beverage companies to head NSW container-deposit scheme

Exchange for Change, an industry joint venture consisting of Coca-Cola Amatil, Asahi, Carlton & United Breweries, Coopers and Lion, has been appointed Scheme Coordinator of the ‘Return and Earn’ container-deposit scheme (CDS),...

SMEs show no fear

MYOB’s latest Business Monitor survey of more than 1,000 SMEs has highlighted that SMEs are tuned into the need for digital innovation and are implementing technological strategies to help secure their future...

Modest recovery predicted in Australia’s retail sales growth

Figures published in the 26th edition of the quarterly AFGC CHEP Retail Index indicate signs of a modest recovery in retail turnover growth in Australia as 2017 progresses. This follows a sustained...

IGA opens first supermarket on Hamilton Island

In a landmark move for the island, IGA Hamilton Island will aim to deliver greater convenience and ease for local shoppers and Australians on holiday, and enhance the community feel and delight...

Peters launches frozen range of Arnott’s classic biscuit flavours

Peters Ice Cream has teamed up with Arnott’s to offer “the taste of some of Australia’s most iconic biscuits” in a range based on Arnott’s Wagon Wheels, Mint Slice, Iced Vovo and...

Egg producer must pay highest penalty for misleading ‘free-range’ claims

The Federal Court has ordered egg producer Snowdale Holdings to pay penalties totalling $750,000 for making false or misleading representations that its eggs were ‘free range’, in proceedings brought by the Australian Competition...

Bankwest and American Express team

In a national first, small businesses no longer need to negotiate both bank and American Express credit-card pricing for their merchant point-of-sale transactions. As part of an agreement between CBA and American Express,...

Good mental health critical to business success

Small-business operators have been urged to take as much care of their mental health and wellbeing as they do of cashflow and serving customers. The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman has...

International news: strong growth expected for Asian big-box retailers

Asia’s leading large-format grocery retailers are forecast to grow on average 3.5 per cent a year between 2016 and 2021, according to figures from international grocery research organisation IGD. Although growth in large...

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