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Coles cleared to enter ready made meals market

Coles have been given the green light to acquire Jewel Fine Foods through their subsidiary Chef Fresh, with the ACCC yesterday stating they would not oppose the purchase. The Banksmeadow based business, who produce branded and private-label ready made meals, was placed into voluntary administration in April last year and had been a major supplier […]

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New AI technology promises better customer insights

New AI technology being rolled out by data science company Quantium is promising to deliver quicker and more relevant consumer data to FMCG businesses. Quantium have said the new AI insights platform will automate scan data – such as what customer purchase, when and what they pay, which previously had to be manually interpreted by

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Coles ramps up convenience with small format store

Coles has unveiled a brand-new concept with the opening of the new Coles Local in St Kilda, Victoria. The new store which further challenges the convenience sector due to its small format, features a “living herb wall”, the largest range of vegan and vegetarian products in the country, a pick-and-mix bar just for dogs, a pineapple

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Coles converting 100 stores into ‘Fresh Convenience’ format

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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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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US Merchandising guidelines for c-stores

Mars Wrigley Confectionery has released merchandising guidelines based on shopper behaviour, designed to drive in-store sales. The US confectionery brand built the guidelines to based on research, with 50% of confectionery purchase decisions being made in-store. Mars Wrigley said the company: “found that c-store retailers have the opportunity to increase confectionery sales by leveraging key

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