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2011

2011 Publisher: Nathan Luck Editor: Lorna Gloria  

2010

2010 Chief Executive: James O’Sullivan Deputy/Acting Editor: Lorna Gloria Retail Media published Retail World, Retail Pharmacy, and Convenience World magazines. The business is still owned by The Dobbins Group (Chairman and owner Michael Dobbins, and Director...

2009

2009 Chief Executive: James O’Sullivan Deputy/Acting Editor: Lorna Gloria Costco opened its first Australian warehouse in Melbourne 2009, bringing its unique discount shopping approach to our shores.

2008

Publisher/Editor: Barry Flanagan Deputy/Acting Editor: Lorna Gloria Retail Media published Retail World, Retail Pharmacy, Convenience World, and Canteen Newsmagazines.

2004

2004 Publisher/Editor: Barry Flanagan Foodworks was created in November 2004 as a result of the merger of Foodworks Supermarket Group ltd and Australian United Retailers. February 2004 saw supermarkets trial electronic shelf labelling for the...

2002

2002 Editor in Chief: Barry Flanagan Vegemite celebrated its 80th anniversary in February 2003. The brand was launched in 1923, but at first its flavour and nutritional qualities failed to catch on with the...

2001

2001 General Manager: Omer Soker Editor in Chief: Barry Flanagan The February-March 2001 edition of Retail World featured a front-page reports saying Woolworths had ifred "the first shot in the private label battle" against Aldi....

2000

2000 Chief Executive: Omer Soker Retail Media was acquired by The Dobbins Group (Chairman and owner Michael Dobbins). During this decade, Retail Media published a host of titles, including Retail World (including Wholly Organic), Retail Pharmacy,...

1995

1995 Chief Executive: Alan Mackie Publisher/Editor: Barry Flanagan This was an eventful decade for Retail World with the launch of C-Store World (now Convenience World) first as a supplement, then as a stand-alone publication. By 1995...

1994

1994 General Manager: Alan Mackie Publisher/Editor: Barry Flanagan Retail World ran a breakout table headlined "How the giants compare" in its September 26, 1994 issue, showing Woolworths to have reached market capitalisation of $9.8 billion...

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