Pink “Ruby” chocolate
Pink chocolate is set to be the newest trend in confectionery with its pastel pink hue and berry flavour.
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Kingston Garage win Global Shell Award
The Shell petrol station Kingston Garage in Heatherton VIC, is celebrating its second win of the Global Shell Award-Single Site Retailer of the Year – Licensed Markets.
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Protecting Vulnerable Workers bill passed
The Fair Work Amendment Bill to protect vulnerable workers was passed in the Parliament on the 5th of September.
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New QLD law to ban plastic bags
The Queensland Government State Parliament passed new laws over the past week to ban single use plastic bags.
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Unnecessary credit card charges made illegal
From the 1st of September, every business in Australia was banned from charging excessive surcharges to customers making purchases.
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Convenience stores inside cars
Mobile phone app Cargo, is capitalising on ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft by offering an opportunity to turn cars into convenience store
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Cigarette price hike
The government has hiked up the price of packets of tobacco cigarettes by up to $2.70 per packet.
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Illicit tobacco costing taxpayers $4 billion per year
Authorities have provided information suggesting criminal tobacco networks are managing to avoid more than $4 billion a year in excise taxes. It has been reported that the criminal networks are using the profits from selling illicit tobacco to fund activities including terrorism. Ritchies Stores chief executive Fred Harrison said illegal tobacco is causing an epidemic
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Retailers and Suppliers Win at C&I Expo
C&I 2017 was held in Sydney last week with a big turnout from retailers and suppliers who discovered what’s new in the industry as they gathered key industry insights from the AACS Leadership Summit, which was booked out. Not counting exhibitors, 1537decision makers in the convenience industry visited the event to see the 136 companies
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Ethanol stings at the pump
Analysis by the NSW Greens has suggested that an ethanol mandate is responsible for costing motorists $143 million a year.
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Great products and great place to work as well
Mars Food Australia has been ranked by the Great Place to Work Study as the Number One best workplace in Australia among companies with more than 1,000 employees.
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ACCC says petrol prices low, margins high
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has delivered a report on the petroleum industry in Australia for the June quarter 2017, showing retail margins remained high despite a drop in petrol prices. The report found that motorists were benefiting from the cheapest petrol prices since 2002. ACCC chairman Rod Sims said the ACCC believed
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QLD convenience store ‘ambushed everyday’
A newsagency and c-store in Ipswich has said it is ambushed by a “pack” of children regularly, resulting in thousands of dollars in theft.
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