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RB to pay up $6,000,000 over Nurofen

Reckitt Benckiser has been ordered to pay up to $6 million after losing a High Court appeal. The Federal Court handed down a $1.7 million fine early in 2016, however it was increased on appeal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). In that appeal, ACCC chairman Rod Sims said it was “disappointing a […]

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New development manager for Ocean Spray for Australia and New Zealand

Ocean Spray International Services has recently appointed David Wingate into the role of category business development manager, to lead Ocean Spray into the petrol and convenience market. As development manager for Australia and New Zealand, Mr Wingate brings his multi-market experience to expand the Ocean Spray brand. Managing director Kelvin Bradnam said Ocean Spray was

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Can another German food retailer find a home down under?

Off the back of applying for trademarks covering hundreds of products in late 2016, German supermarket Lidl is set to launch into the Australian market in the near future. Already having 10,000 stores across Europe, a rumoured expansion in Australia would see the discount retailer in fierce competition with Aldi. According to Australian Food News,

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How can C-stores meet the new digitised economy?

The retail industry has shifted in the last 20 years; moreover, there have been significant innovations and technological advancements in the last few years alone, such as tap-and-go payments and online banking. In the convenience and impulse industry, convenience stores can often lack support from big brands and the funds to support the technological growth

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New research on reduced-risk cigarettes

New research funded by Philip Morris suggests that the “Reduced-Risk Device” known as IQOS can reduce exposure to 15 harmful chemicals found in cigarette smoke. The cigarette company’s research and development centre in Switzerland worked with the Osaki Hospital Tokyo Heart Center to investigate the effects of IQOS use on smokers, with the findings published

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