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Finalists announced for Young Retailer of the Year

The National Retail Association has announced the top 25 finalists in the running to take out the 2015 NRA Young Retailer of the Year Award, with Coles Property Graduate Laura Conquer among...

Unfair dismissal blamed for one in three disputes with staff

Unfair dismissal is the main reason employees make a formal claim against their employers and, of these claims, nearly a quarter centre around serious misconduct (12 per cent) or misconduct (12 per...

Business names registration rules updated

The Abbott government has announced updates to the Business Names Registration rules as part of an ongoing commitment to ensuring Australia is a global leader in facilitating small business start-ups. Minister for Small...

Consumer confidence bounces

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence Rating rebounded 4.5 per cent to 111.8 this week, partially reversing an eight per cent fall over the previous two weeks. According to the report based on the...

Business spending lifts in June

Australian businesses continue to respond well to Government stimulus measures, with June sales experiencing solid growth, according to the latest Commonwealth Bank Business Sales Indicator (BSI). The business services sector, which recorded the...

Government plans ‘Australianness’ food labelling scheme

The federal Government has proposed a new country-of-origin food-labelling system that incorporates a bar chart showing what proportion of ingredients come from Australia, and will also include - for those products made...

International news: NZ stores in soft-plastics recycling initiative

New World and PAK'nSAVE stores in New Zealand will introduce REDcycle soft-plastic recycling bins to enable shoppers to bring back their used plastic bags and other soft plastics, which are currently unable...

Macarthur Square set for $240m redevelopment

Macarthur Square shopping centre at Campbelltown is to be transformed and repositioned in a $240 million redevelopment that will add about 16,000sqm to the property and affirm its position as the largest...

ALDI on track for SA with new hires underway

ALDI Australia is now open to receiving expressions of interest for store assistant positions, with its expansion into South Australia fast taking shape. The announcement comes as ALDI finalises its first round of...

Top IGA retailers recognised

Metcash Food & Grocery held its annual expo on the Gold Coast, July 19-21, and used the occasion to honour some of the best retailers in the IGA group. Held at Jupiter's Casino...

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