Metcash Limited is attempting to save a large contract with 7-Eleven worth more than $350 million a year, according to a report in the Australian Financial Review (AFR). The long-term supply contract is worth significantly more than the $270 million contract to Drakes Supermarkets that Metcash lost recently, according to the report. 7-Eleven is calling […]
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Victorian businesses are being urged to prepare ahead of the state-wide ban on lightweight plastic shopping bags. The ban will include compostable, degradable and biodegradable plastics and is due to commence from 1 November 2019. This new law will apply to all retailers and suppliers regardless of size or type — from fast food outlets
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Caltex has opened The Foodary store in Weston Creek, Canberra – the first in the ACT. The location features an in-store Boost Juice, free WiFi and barista made coffee 24/7. This is ACT’s newest service station and provides a fuel and convenience offer for the residents of Weston Creek and Canberra’s growing Molonglo Valley. “Weston Creek provides great
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7-Eleven has opened its first location inside a shopping mall in the United States. The Westfield Brandon c-store in Florida is the first of seven locations 7-Eleven plans to open in malls this year. The latest 7-Eleven will be open from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. until 7 p.m.
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Casual retail employees are receiving an increased penalty rate for Saturday and evening work which kicked in from 1 October 2019. The increase has affected all businesses who employ casual staff under the General Retail Industry Award 2010. Casual staff are now receiving a rate of 135% for evening work Monday to Friday and 145%
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Coles has opened its first-ever restaurant-supermarket hybrid in Victoria this week, with the company announcing further plans to convert 100 existing Coles stores to the new ‘Fresh Convenience’ format before Christmas. The Tooronga Village store in Melbourne features a café and sushi retailer as part of an ongoing transformation to make Coles a destination for
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New Sunrise’s conference, I.C.E.WORKS ‘19 in San Francisco, California (29 July – 2 August) was a great success according to New Sunrise’s Managing Director, Steve Cardinale. “Each year, we always aim for retailers and suppliers to come away with a greater understanding of the changes in both the c-Store and food and beverage industries and
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Caltex intends to sell three service stations in Sydney’s inner west as part of a plan to offload 50 properties across Australia. The sites that have come up for sale are in Newtown, Concord West and Drummoyne, and are expected to appeal to mixed-use developers. Experts believe that if sold together, the three petrol stations
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New research into the global ‘fuel retailing’ market has revealed a number of ‘disruptions’ unlocking financial opportunities for petrol retailers. The detailed international study by Advance Market Analytics (AMA) said these opportunities included electric vehicles (EVs) and changing consumer demands for seamless experiences. It also stated a growing demand for technology such as the ‘internet
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Puma Energy’s owner, commodities trader Trafigura, is looking to offload assets which may include its petrol station network in Australia. The company has hired consulting firm McKinsey and plans to restructure and sell assets to cut its debt and improve profits, according to news agency Reuters. As one of Australia’s largest independent fuel retail chains,
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BP Kingsway, Melbourne took home gold at this year’s Sydney Design Award in the ‘Hospitality – On the Go’ category. The store is a re-invention of forecourt convenience retail and BP’s brief to interior design company, McCartney Design, was to examine all aspects of the forecourt retail experience and re-engineer them to deliver brighter moments
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7-Eleven ParcelMate has just launched a new service in partnership with Toll that allows consumers to send parcels at more than 280 7-Eleven ParcelMate locations nationwide. 7-Eleven Head of Innovation, Strategy and Business Development, Stephen Eyears, said the new service gives customers access to send parcels easily, when and where it’s convenient for them. “7-Eleven
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Innovative marketing design from FMCG brands dominated the Shop! ANZ 2019 Marketing at Retail Awards, with Ferrero Australia taking home the award in the ‘Petrol, Convenience & Route’ category. The Shop! ANZ 2019 Marketing at Retail Awards ‘Petrol, Convenience & Route’ award was won by the ‘Kinder Natoons’ Newlink campaign by Think Display for Ferrero
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