IGA Foodland wins
Foodland has been awarded Roy Morgan’s supermarket of the Year for 2018.
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Ritchies Supa IGA Dromana wins international retailer award
Melbourne locals can now proudly boast that they have one of the world’s best supermarkets right on their doorstep, after Ritchies Supa IGA Dromana received international acclaim, winning the coveted title of IGA International Retailer of the Year. The award was presented to Fred Harrison and Jarrod Swaine from Ritchies Stores, at the international IGA
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Slurpee and Chupa Chups collaborate
Millennial mouths set to water as four Chupa Chups flavours get ‘Slurpeefied’
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MIB Facitlities completes new Caltex Lismore Site
MIB Facilities has completed construction on the new Caltex Lismore site. A press release from MIB said the site had been closed following the flood damage caused by Cyclone Debbie in 2017. “The old site was completely gutted and rebuilt. The project was extremely challenging due to the extensive damage caused by the Cyclone, local soil
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Detpak’s RecycleMe™ System
Detpak’s award-winning RecycleMe™ System provides an environmental solution for takeaway coffee cups and lids, and is now endorsed by leading environmental foundation Planet Ark. Planet Ark has been leading environmental change in Australia for over 25 years, promoting positive behaviour change in people, businesses and governments. Planet Ark Deputy CEO Rebecca Gilling said endorsing the
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Caltex enlists designers for radical service station makeover
Caltex has enlisted the help of two Australian interior designs in an attempt to change current perceptions of what a service station should be. According to research by Caltex, 70% of Australians believe it is important for a service station to have a bathroom, but 60% will avoid using it if they can help it.
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$3.9mil in drought relief from milk
Coles has begun distributing funds that it raised through the additional 30 cents on its 3 Litre brand milk.
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Car chase ends in shopping
A police car chase in Texas has ended with the suspect’s arrest after he took a stop off at a 7-Eleven convenience store.
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Woolworths Metro squashes small businesses
The Woolworths’ new convenience-type-store in Kirribilli has competitor stores already feeling squeezed despite the new store only being open for a few days. News.com.au reported the owner of the fruit shop next door had cancelled his lease and another convenience store across the road has begun to consolidate his external florist to within the store.
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Card-less fraud costing billions
InsideRetail recently reported that card-not-present fraud – that is payments made via card where the cardholder is not present – will cost retailers US$130 billion globally over the next five years.
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2018 IGA Awards of Excellence winners revealed
Australia’s leading Independent Grocers of Australia (IGA) stores were recognised at the prestigious annual IGA Awards of Excellence held on the Gold Coast on 9 July. The IGA Awards of Excellence acknowledge the dedicated efforts of the stores and their teams in their local community, and heralded the winning stores as the benchmark
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Woolies and Coles ramp up small-store format battle
A new Woolworths concept store has opened on Pitt St Mall in the Sydney CBD, aiming to change the way shoppers engage with the retail giant. Meanwhile, its direct competitor Coles has been covertly working on a similar small-store format under the name of ‘Project 535’, and will roll out up to 120 stores that
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Consumer frenzy over Cadbury Caramilk
The once popular Cadbury Caramilk chocolate block has been brought back onto shelves in limited supply after a 20-year hiatus.
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