EzyMart hosted over 85 suppliers and over 300 of its retailers at its annual Trade Show in Sydney this week. The Trade Show was held at Rosehill Gardens in Western Sydney and according to EzyMart CEO and founder, Maher Magableh, this was the ninth annual buying event hosted by the group. “We now have 369 […]
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Caltex has received an $8.6 billion takeover offer from Canadian convenience giant Couche-Tard. Caltex confirmed in a ASX announcement today it had received an “unsolicited, conditional, confidential, non-binding and indicative proposal” from the Laval-based firm which operates 5,000 stores across Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico, Japan, China, and Indonesia. The takeover would also need
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Woolworths is opening a cash-free ‘micro’ store in Sydney this week. The supermarket giant is trialling a convenience-style cashless shop targeted at city workers. The 50 metre square shop will have very limited stock and will focus on ready-to-go breakfasts, lunches, snacks and drinks, putting it squarely up against convenience retailers. The store is named
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Retailers in the convenience industry will initiate fresh payroll audits following the recent admission by Woolworths that it underpaid nearly 6,000 salaried workers for the last 10 years. A spokesperson for Metcash, which supplies independent supermarket chain IGA, said while the company conducted regular internal and external audits of its payroll, it would be double-checking
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Supermarket giant, Coles, has launched a new delivery service called Delivery Plus. The subscription-based service means that customers can pay a flat monthly fee to receive unlimited home delivery orders throughout their subscription period. When customers first sign up for the service, they will receive their first month free of charge, with automatic payments commencing
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Fuel and convenience retailer, 7-Eleven Australia has netted $78 million in its one-day auction extravaganza of 15 petrol stations around the country. Nearly 350 turning up at live-linked auction events this week in Sydney and Melbourne conducted by portfolio specialists Burgess Rawson. The 7-Eleven stores were spread across New South Wales, Victoria, Canberra and Western
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Frucor Suntory has launched a canned coffee drink, Suntory BOSS Coffee, in Australia. The brand is the number one selling canned coffee brand in Japan. Shana Khan, Inventions Manager, Frucor Suntory said the company was incredibly excited to bring the iconic Suntory BOSS Coffee to Australia. “The product first hit the Japanese market in 1992 and has
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On the Run (OTR), part of the Peregrine Corporation, is scaling up in its home state of South Australia and extending its footprint into two more eastern states. The family-owned business is South Australia’s leading retail convenience chain with 148 sites spanning both metropolitan and regional locations. It already has two stores in the Victorian
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Confectionery giant Ferrero Group has launched a new product that is a collaboration of both Tic Tac and Coca-Cola. Tic Tac Coca-Cola mints will be available from December in Australia in convenience and impulse channels as well as grocery. “The limited-edition flavour will be supported with a campaign made by Ferrero in collaboration with The
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The UCB Gala Dinner was held at the Royal Pines Resort on the Gold Coast last night and was themed ‘Cirque La Freak‘. It was an all-out affair with a circus-style extravaganza complete with fireworks and amusement rides and sword-swallowers. The full list of 2019 UCB Trade Partner Award winners are below. Darren Park was
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A new IGA has opened it’s doors on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. White’s Supa IGA Baringa is a new 2,000sqm store offering a state of the art shopping experience, featuring a fresh food hall with butcher and bakery, a sit-down café offering breakfast and lunch, juice bar, charcuterie and cheese ‘fromagerie’ wall. The unique community feel
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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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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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