Mr Yousaf, founder of data gathering and analysis service Kalido, said there’s a lot of room to build on the digital side of C-store sales, and that Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world.
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Mobile telecommunications provider Vodafone has joined with the 2017 C&I Retailing Expo as a Gold Sponsor, showing its support for Australia’s biggest convenience industry event.
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Bluetooth Headphones are the new generation of listening and with the latest iPhone no longer having a 3.5mm jack, things just got serious………
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Customers will be able to pay with a swipe of the hand, using new biometric POS technology at a new C-store launched by 7-Eleven in Korea.
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Telco provider Vodafone has announced that prepaid customers now have an extra week to use their data and call credit, extending the expiry duration from four to five weeks from date of purchase. Customers on the ‘$40 and above’ combos will benefit from the new five-week validity period, starting May 10. In a press release,
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The Federal Court has ordered three online e-cigarette retailers to pay penalties for breaching the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).
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The ABC has reported on a rumour that the Australian Government has won a dispute regarding international tobacco plain packaging. The rumoured ruling in Australia’s favour is set to give the green light to other countries to roll out similar laws. A British American Tobacco (BAT) spokesperson said the news regarding the ruling was “speculation”.
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The National Cash Register (NCR) Corporation has launched the NCR Silver, point-of-sale (POS) solution to Australian retailers and merchants. NCR Silver is an integrated payment system that transforms a tablet into a complete POS system, capable of reporting sales, employee management and inventory. The new POS system is aimed at small business merchants and businesses
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Fuel producer and retailer BP has flagged divestment from refining concerns in order to invest in their retail outlets. BP recently sold half of its 20% stake in the New Zealand Refining Company Limited, amidst reports of portfolio tightening. Formerly the largest shareholder in the only oil refiner in New Zealand, BP retained a 10.1%
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Reckitt Benckiser has been ordered to pay up to $6 million after losing a High Court appeal. The Federal Court handed down a $1.7 million fine early in 2016, however it was increased on appeal by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). In that appeal, ACCC chairman Rod Sims said it was “disappointing a
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The April/May issue of C&I Retailing is out now, with print editions of Australia’s leading Petrol and Convenience sector magazine making their way to subscribers around the nation.
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The retail industry has shifted in the last 20 years; moreover, there have been significant innovations and technological advancements in the last few years alone, such as tap-and-go payments and online banking. In the convenience and impulse industry, convenience stores can often lack support from big brands and the funds to support the technological growth
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New research funded by Philip Morris suggests that the “Reduced-Risk Device” known as IQOS can reduce exposure to 15 harmful chemicals found in cigarette smoke. The cigarette company’s research and development centre in Switzerland worked with the Osaki Hospital Tokyo Heart Center to investigate the effects of IQOS use on smokers, with the findings published
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