The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has thrown its support behind Victoria Police calls for a stronger response to punish violent thieves who commit crimes against retailers. North West Metro Commander Tim Hansen said police planned to lobby government to try and create a new ‘aggravated shop steal’ offence. AACS CEO Jeff Rogut agrees […]
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The BP team has expressed their delight at being recognised as the Retailer of the Year at the annual AACS awards for the second consecutive year. BP Australia general manager – retail, Amanda Woollard, told C&I the company was “thrilled” to recieve recognition at the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) awards last week in
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Written by AACS CEO Jeff Rogut Our industry is unfortunately all too familiar with issues such as petrol theft and robberies occurring on our businesses. There is certainly a direct financial loss, but importantly there is the trauma experienced by operators, their staff and at times, even customers. It is unacceptable that people going about
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As the first day of the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) Summit kicked off, AACS CEO Jeff Rogut began by speaking about the last twelve months across the convenience sector. “It’s been a very full twelve months,” Mr Rogut said, “we had a very successful trip to the US”, he said speaking of the
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The 2017 Australasian Association of Convenience Stores launched the 2017 State of the Industry (SOI) Report at series of events in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in early May. According to the SOI Report, the Australian convenience industry is now valued at $8.4 billion (based on in-store sales, excluding petrol), according to the AACS State of the
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Following a raid on a northern Victorian farm, Australian Taxation Officers (ATO) have seized 17 tonnes of illegal tobacco.
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The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has welcomed the Queensland Government’s decision to delay the introduction of the container deposit scheme (CDS) until November as the problems with the hastily introduced NSW scheme play out.
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The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) is now taking nominations from AACS member retailers for the ‘AACS Store of the Year’ 2018.
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Victorian opposition leader Matthew Guy joined the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) CEO Jeff Rogut on a tour of convenience stores late at night to get a firsthand look.
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“The AACS Peter Jowett Convenience Industry Award is a unique opportunity for AACS members to challenge others in Australia thinking about the future for our industry.
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CEO Jeff Rogut of the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has publically called on the government to act, to protect small businesses and lives in Victoria.
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Want to future-proof your business? The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has released a report detailing the trends that will influence the convenience industry over the next 13 years.
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A report commissioned by the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has found that the convenience stores of the future are facing disruption while being in a prime position to act on changing trends.
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