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Profiling prophylactic buyers

At 11 per cent, the proportion of Australian adults buying condoms in any given six-month period remains unchanged since 2011, with 59 per cent of total purchasers being men and 41 per...

Women increasingly exposed to brands and inspiring looks online

Women under the age of 30 have a comparatively higher interest in beauty products, enjoy shopping for them and spend more on an average shop on most categories than older women do,...

Ethical shoppers find food labelling inadequate

Researchers at the University of Adelaide have found that despite growing interest among shoppers to make ethical food choices, they feel that food labelling is not empowering them to do so. Dr Heather...

More ATM transactions routed via the eftpos Hub

Two major banks are now routing their ATM transactions via eftpos’ new centralised payments infrastructure, the eftpos Hub, with others expected to follow in coming months. According to eftpos Managing Director Bruce Mansfield,...

AACS labels tobacco excise increase as ‘discriminatory’

The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has branded the next set of upcoming tax excise increases on tobacco products as blatantly discriminatory. AACS CEO Jeff Rogut said Labor’s plans to increase taxation...

NSW retailers closer to Boxing Day trade

The NSW Legislative Council this week passed legislation to reform Boxing Day trading hour rules. The law still has to pass the lower house, but it is expected the Government’s majority will...

Retailers predict big growth from changing shopper behaviour

Australians are shopping online less frequently, but spending more per sale, with the average transaction value up 14 per cent year on year according to the inaugural ‘CommBank Retail Insights’ report. The report...

Woolworths extends Farmer’s Own milk to SA

The local range will be sourced exclusively from dairy farms in the Barossa Valley region and ranged across Woolworths’ 75 stores in South Australia. Woolworths buys Farmers’ Own milk directly from farmers rather...

Wesfarmers is pleased with momentum of Coles business

Coles has made a strong start to the 2016 financial year, reflecting the ongoing execution of its value-led strategy, improvements to its fresh offer and contributions from new and refurbished stores. Speaking at...

ALDI reveals the price of supermarket loyalty

Nine in 10 Australian shoppers say they would switch supermarkets to save money on their grocery bill, according to new research conducted by Galaxy for ALDI Australia. On average, survey respondents said that...

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