Ritchies IGA have celebrated the major milestone of raising $50 million for local community groups and charities through their Community Benefits Program. The supermarket retail chain marked the occasion last Friday, presenting the Dromana Country Fire Authority (CFA) branch a cheque for $5,000 – which included the 50 millionth dollar. The loyalty scheme was launched […]
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Digital interface technology company Adverto are set to launch a pilot trial of their first touch to order software at selected petrol sites. The UniFixed and UniTopper models, which can be fitted internally/externally to new and existing pumps, will allow owners to control what is displayed. Including by allowing them to display paid advertising. Consumers
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OTR (On the Run) will officially open their second Port Lincoln store this week. And the convenience chain are boasting some big drawcards in the multi-million dollar development, which will sell both Hungry Jack’s burgers and Krispy Kreme dougnuts. The Hallet Place store will also have 24/7 trading, barista made coffee featuring C Coffee, New
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Coronavirus (COVID-19) fears have cleared supermarket shelves and sparked supply shortages of hand sanitisers. Photos circulating this week have shown empty shelves in supermarkets across the country as people made a rush for essentials like toilet paper and baby goods, as well as canned foods, pasta and non-perishables. However hand sanitiser, unsurprisingly, appears to be
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A gun has reportedly gone off during an attempted armed hold-up of an IGA supermarket in Melbourne’s north. Police have been told three men entered the Hadfield business at about 8.45pm on Sunday night and threatened two attendants with a gun, demanding cash. It’s understood the attendants refused and instead used metal poles to fight
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Caltex have rejected a takeover bid from EG Group. The UK based group submitted a split bid last month of $3.9 billion in cash for the convenience business and $15.62 in cash and securities for shareholders for the fuel and infrastructure business, including trading and shipping. However in a statement to shareholders this morning, Caltex
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Coca-Cola are the latest company to feel the squeeze from COVID-19 containment measures. The Coca-Cola company have flagged potential product delays as it deals with supply chain issues for the sugar substitutes used in the diet and Coke-Zero ranges, which are sourced from China. Releasing their annual report to the US Security Exchange Commission, the
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Woolworths have announced their underpayment scandal has risen to $315 million. They have also flagged the figure could continue to rise, as they finalise an internal review into the underpayment of more than 5,700 salaried staff over a nine year period. In a statement to the ASX on their half-yearly results yesterday, the company admitted
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The proposed acquisition of Lion Dairy and Drinks would be just the start of big expansion plans for Chinese company Mengniu Dairy, according to data analytics and consulting company GlobalData. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission last week gave the green light for the acquisition, which would see Lion D&D’s dairy business (currently a subsidiary
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Multinational energy company Equinor has abandoned plans to start drilling near the Great Australian Bight, citing the operation would not be “commercially competitive”. Equinor had earmarked an area south of South Australia’s Nullabor coastline, near the West Australian border, in the Ceduna sub-basin to drill for oil . The Norwegian company were granted the second
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Caltex have announced Matthew Halliday has been appointed interim CEO, to replace Julain Segal, as they negotiate rival takeover bids. Mr Segal, who announced he would be retiring in August last year, will leave the company on March 2. Mr Halliday is currently chief financial officer at Caltex and his CFO position will be helmed
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Small businesses are being encouraged to have they say on draft legislation for payment time frameworks, which would require more transparency on the issue. The federal government have opened their Payment Times Reporting Framework for consultation. It would apply to roughly 2,500 large businesses, including both government entities and foreign companies, and would force businesses
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The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) are calling on police to take tougher action on criminals they say are targeting small businesses. The AACS said they have been contacted by a Victorian based service station operator who claims police have been “blasé” to their concerns, CEO Jeff Rogut said. The organisation are also calling
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