Originally published on The Shout, written by Andy Young. POPAI ANZ, the global association for marketing at retail, and shopper research firm, GfK, are planning to conduct the first Australian shopper and retail marketing and category management industry study for three years. The study, which will be conducted from June to August, aims to benchmark […]
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I recently happened across a story that suggested eating up to six chocolate bars a week could be good for the heart.
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Online home delivery, click and collect and now pick-up services like Amazon Fresh are all considered as true innovation, when in actual fact they have been around for decades.
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Small businesses in regional Queensland are under serious threat from grocery delivery services operated by the major supermarket chains, demonstrating the principle that ‘convenience is king’.
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Shoppers spend less time when hunting for a meal in a convenience store than they do in a grocery store, UK research has found. Across the grocery channels, a shop took on average 46 minutes (including travel time) where as a convenience store shop took only 25 minutes. IGD found that the convenience store shopping
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Caltex has parted ways with Leo Burnett and appointed Saatchi & Saatchi as its new creative agency. Following a competitive pitch, Caltex’s eight-year relationship with Burnett ended and Saatchi won the bid. Leo Burnett CEO Peter Bosilkovski said he was proud of the work Leo Burnett had done with Caltex. “We declined to take part
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German supermarket giant Aldi is continuing its push across Australia with the launch of a new ‘Good Different’ campaign nationwide.
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With the end of financial year looming (EOFY), small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are being urged to ensure they are across any changes that may occur in the new financial year beginning in July.
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Field Sales & Merchandising industry icon Mr Bruno Maurel, Executive Chairman of Creative Activation Network, is delighted to announce that Superior Sales Force (SSF) is now part of the Creative Activation Group. This move will enable the future growth of SSF, built on years of history, know-how and frameworks established as the lead field sales
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Two new stores have joined the SPAR family in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland, launching over the weekend to the communities of Woombye and Palmwoods with a huge public event.
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Caltex will not be opposed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in its bid to acquire a chain of Victorian service stations. The ACCC has made the decision not to oppose the proposed acquisition worth $95 million, which will result in Caltex taking control of the operation of 46 different service station sites.
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Growth in the convenience sector has statistically outstripped packaged grocery for the fifth year running, with a massive 4.5 per cent increase in overall sales value in 2016.
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Australia’s largest milk processor has made misleading representations in contravention of the Australian Consumer Law according to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). It was alleged that Murray Goulburn Cooperative Co. Limited (Murray Goulburn), along with former managing director Gary Helou and former chief financial officer Bradley Hingle are engaged in unconscionable conduct by
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