Commercial Manager: Alan Mackie
In August 1991, the chain launched what Retail World called "the mother of all grocery price wars", slashing the prices of 6000 items on federal budget day, August 20.
Chief Executive/Publisher: John Waugh
Commercial Manager: Alan Mackie
The 1990's brought the promise of dramatic social an economic changes as the world drew closer to a new millennium.
A second magazine, Liquor World, was launched...
1987
Chief Executive: Michael Richardson
Editor: Ian Allan
Editorial: Barry Flanagan (a former finance journalist who joined in November)
The Black Monday Stock Market crash of October 19, 1987 put a major damper on what was...
1985
Chief Executive: Eric Stephens
Editor: Michael Hollingworth
One of the most controversial wholesaler moves of the 80's was the decision of Victoria's Composite Buyers in April 1986 to acquire the Payless - Permewan business...
1984
Chief Executive: Eric Stephens
Editor: Christopher Speary
In August 1984, Davids moved quickly to acquire the wholesaling operations of Foodland Holdings from Cold Storage, following that with a successful bid for the RG Withers...
Politics of Growth
The politics of high-powered acquisitions and high-powered technology dominated Retail World headlines in the 1980's.
The decade's opening year saw the advent of technology hailed in the later years as rge...
The 1970's was a busy time for FMCG, with many retailer milestones reached during the decade, and considerable industrial unrest affecting the sector in the later years .
The 1970s marked many changes...
THE TAKEOVERS CONTINUE
The 1960s was a decade of takeovers and mergers, not only in the industry, but at Retail World.
In October 1960, Retail Week announced the appointment of well-known newspaperman Don Myles...
An era of consolidation
The 1950's marked a decade of grocery expansion with the evolution of self-service retailing and the consolidation of banner groups.
By the mid-1950s, Retail Week was beginning to gain popularity...
