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Syndicate charged over theft

A syndicate that allegedly stole from supermarkets and re-sold the goods through convenience store has faced court. Seven people were charged over their involvement, with police alleging the property was stolen from supermarkets and resold in a convenience store in Darlinghurst, Nine News reported. Police allegedly seized more than $100,000 worth of product including pharmaceuticals, vitamins, […]

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Occupational violence and aggression is unacceptable

Written by AACS CEO Jeff Rogut Our industry is unfortunately all too familiar with issues such as petrol theft and robberies occurring on our businesses. There is certainly a direct financial loss, but importantly there is the trauma experienced by operators, their staff and at times, even customers. It is unacceptable that people going about

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Store review part 2: Designer dreams bought to life

Click for part one. The Foodary in Derrimut, Victoria was recently opened with “arguably Australia’s best service station toilets and a food and coffee offer that will challenge long-held views of the Aussie ‘servo’,” Ms Moore. “Over half of Australians believe service stations have forgotten about service and we have been listening. It’s why we’ve rolled out

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Vegemite and Coles chosen as ‘iconic’

Vegemite and Coles were both recognised as the top favourites in the 20th Annual Readers Digest Trusted Brands Survey. InsideFMCG reported the magazine also listed another of winners across several FMCG categories. Coles (Supermarket) Vegemite (Australian Iconic Brand) Penfolds (Australian Wine) Weet-Bix (Breakfast Food) John West (Canned Fish) Cadbury (Confectionery) Magnum (Ice Cream) S-26 Gold

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Two industry bodies merge to strengthen newsagents and lottery retailers

The Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association (ALNA) and the Lottery Retailers Association (LRA) have merged to become the only ACCC-authorised national body representing all newsagents, distributors and lottery retailers in every state and territory. This unites the industry and gives an even stronger and broader representative to support, negotiate for, collectively bargain for, strengthen and

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Why lumens are integral to effective store environments

Part two of an article titled ‘Why lumens are integral to effective store environments’. Read part one. Choosing the right lumen output for a retail environment Not all retail environments are the same. The experience you expect from a supermarket is different what you’d expect in a boutique store. However, while the environment may differ,

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7-Eleven 2018 Supplier Awards

7-Eleven Australia has celebrated the outstanding work of its partners in building businesses together with the 2018 Supplier Awards. Over 450 guests representing 220 partner organisations came together to acknowledge and celebrate milestone achievements over the last 12 months. “As a business, we are in a time of accelerated transformation and strong growth through investments

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