SPAR International (SPAR) has continued its global expansion with the official launch of new stores in Indonesia and Lebanon in recent weeks. A global partnership between SPAR and PT. Ramayana Lestari Sentosa Tbk (Ramayana) is expected to see 15 stores open in Jakarta during 2015. The first three Jakata stores officially launched on 4 March […]
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Woolworths is ramping up the supermarket price war with rival Coles to win back sales and said that prices are going to come down in an ominous warning to suppliers’ margins. The move comes after the retailer posted weak 1.7% same store sales in supermarkets and liquor, a big dip in petrol sales, but strong
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For the third time since the inaugural award in 2011, ALDI Australia has been named Supermarket of the Year 2014 at the Roy Morgan Research Customer Satisfaction Awards Night. Now in its fourth year, the Roy Morgan Research Awards are an important and widely recognised measure of consumer and business satisfaction, celebrating businesses that have
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Throughout February and March, IGA stores nationwide will raise funds for the McGrath Foundation. Money raised from the sale of hundreds of Community Chest labelled products will be donated to help place McGrath Breast Care Nurses in communities across Australia. The initiative was launched on 17 February at Bray’s IGA in Allambie Heights, with celebrations
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A new offering from Australian firm JEA Technologies – the Smart Antenna by iSIGN Media – gives convenience stores, fuel outlets and retailers of all kinds the ability to reach out to new and existing customers, while also collecting data and measuring the effectiveness of promotions. Technology such as the Smart Antenna provides location based
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In Northern NSW a unique store proudly claims the title of the longest continually running grocery store in Australia. SPAR Maclean has seen many changes made to the store over the years, but the last six months have seen the biggest so far with a significant investment culminating in a re-launch of the newly renovated
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While eligible retailers in New South Wales were allowed to trade 24-hours-a-day in the two weeks before Christmas from December 11, packaged liquor stores outside hotels are not allowed to trade as an exempt retailer on restricted trading days such as Boxing Day, denying customers the convenience of shopping at local liquor stores. Over 1,000
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Woolworths has opened a new convenience format store in Sydney in what appears to be a successful but low-key event. C&I WEEK visited Woolworths Central for a late lunch on 17 December to find the store experiencing a fairly brisk level of trade. The self-service checkouts were experiencing a constant stream of customers and at
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Woolworths is expected to roll out further convenience concept stores in Melbourne, with locations for the smaller-scale stores identified at 160 Swanston Street and at 262 Flinders Street. The Flinders Street store will occupy a space which previously traded as Sam’s IGA Plus Liquor Flinders. Melbourne City Council’s on-line Planning Register shows that a permit
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SPAR Australia’s recent Birthday Promotion drew thousands of entries from customers throughout NSW, ACT and Queensland. Customers were able to enter the draw by spending a minimum amount at SPAR, SPAR Express, 5 STAR Supermarket, 5 STAR Handimarket or Jardin Fresh Life stores. The winner was Jen Bulmer of Kywong Station, Winton in Central Queensland
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The federal government’s draft voluntary Food and Grocery Code of Conduct is now with Coles and Woolworths and key suppliers, 19 months after it was first proposed, but whether it will be effective and also enforceable under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 may be another matter. Small Business Minister Bruce Billson said the federal
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Fuel prices are falling rapidly so that motorists should expect petrol price relief before Christmas, with average national petrol price falling about 10 cents to around $1.40 a litre in November, thanks to a global oil glut and a price battle between USA shale oil producers and the Saudi-Arabia-led OPEC countries. According to the NRMA,
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Stock Box launched the first Australian product sample box to over 700 registered members on 24 November. With a selection of 10 products from companies such as Bayer, Slim Nation, Go Natural and SPC Ardmona, retailers for the first time were able to trial and test products and provide feedback, which will assist suppliers to
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