The merger of leading face-to-face marketing agency Demo Plus and creative agency Artel has led to a new full-service shopper engagement agency, Extravert.
Extravert unites Demo Plus’ more than 20 years’ experience of...
Organisers of the premier event for the entire fresh fruit, vegetable and floral industry have confirmed that this year’s exhibitor numbers have squashed previous years’ with a record number of companies exhibiting.
To...
The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) estimates Australians will spend around $2 billion in celebration of Mother’s Day this year.
Of this, flowers will account for $200 million, while dining out will account for...
‘The Power of Passion’ was the theme of SPAR Australia’s 2015 Supplier Awards presented in Brisbane on Wednesday.
The awards recognise the support of key suppliers across various categories. SPAR Australia says the...
Woolworths Ltd is set to almost double its indigenous workforce over the next three years as part of an initiative supported by the federal Government.
Woolworths will recruit an additional 1,600 indigenous workers...
Woolworths saw total sales fall $49 million when compared with the previous year, amid rebuilding and reinvesting across the group.
“Getting our customers to put us first is our priority and good progress...
Retail bodies have welcomed the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) decision to drop the official cash rate by a quarter of a per cent to a historic low of 1.75 per cent.
ARA...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released the national retail spending figures for March, representing 3.6 per cent growth (year-on-year).
Retail turnover rose 0.4 per cent in March compared with February. The...
With the release of the federal Government’s 2016 budget, the reaction from key bodies involved in FMCG has been mixed.
ARA Executive Director Russell Zimmerman applauded the Government on its path to reduce...
The Government forecasts the budget deficit to narrow from 2.4 per cent ($39.9 billion) of GDP in 2015/16 to just 0.3 per cent of GDP in 2019/20. Revenues are projected to increase...
