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COVID-19 pushes consumers to convenience

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As COVID-19 continues to impact daily life, consumers are increasingly turning towards convenience stores to source essentials. The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) CEO Jeff Rogut said consumers were favouring convenience stores for shopping as they were hyper-local, easily accessible and typically less crowded than supermarkets. A recent survey, How shoppers are using convenience stores […]

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COSBOA accuse supermarket giants of hoarding stock

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  The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia have taken aim at Coles and Woolworths, claiming the supermarket giants have been buying up food and essentials to warehouse. COSBOA CEO Peter Strong claimed the two dominant grocery players were harming competition by making it harder for small businesses to access products which were already at

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Price gouging ads for hand sanitiser, toilet paper pulled from online selling sites

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Hoaders attempting to sell their stockpile of hand sanitiser, toilet paper and other essential goods at inflated prices are having their ads pulled from eBay, Gumtree and Facebook. It come as supermarket shelves across Australia have been stripped of the now-premium goods, leaving many vulnerable people, including the elderly and health workers, unable to access

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Businesses reframe and rivals join forces amid tough Corona measures

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As the enforced closures of ‘non-essential’ services sanctioned by the government were activated yesterday, many quick-thinking businesses have reinvented themselves to stay viable during the uncertain conditions. Services that will remain open include supermarkets, convenience stores, petrol stations, home delivery services, pharmacies, bottle shops and beauty salons/hairdressers. Among the businesses to temporarily shut are pubs,

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Grocery virus response: special trading hours and purchase limits

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Major supermarket retailers are enforcing strict trading measures in an attempt to curb the panic buying which has striped shelves and left many unable to access essentials. Woolworths this morning introduced a special trading hour, allowing only the elderly or disabled to shop between 7am-8am, in a bid to help vulnerable community members to purchase

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Fuel supply stoush sparks global price drop

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A supply stoush between Saudi Arabia and Russia has driven global fuel prices even lower. Demand for fuel has dropped world-wide on Covid-19 fears, which has seen airlines slash services, which C&I last month reported was already having an impact. Forced lock-downs of areas in China and Italy have further exacerbated the global oversupply. Leaders

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Panic buying clears supermarket shelves

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) fears have cleared supermarket shelves and sparked supply shortages of hand sanitisers. Photos circulating this week have shown empty shelves in supermarkets across the country as people made a rush for essentials like toilet paper and baby goods, as well as canned foods, pasta and non-perishables. However hand sanitiser, unsurprisingly, appears to be

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Woolworths underpayment scandal rises to $315 million

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Woolworths have announced their underpayment scandal has risen to $315 million. They have also flagged the figure could continue to rise, as they finalise an internal review into the underpayment of more than 5,700 salaried staff over a nine year period. In a statement to the ASX on their half-yearly results yesterday, the company admitted

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Woolworths expand Adelaide drive-through service

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Adelaide customers could be living the shopping dream, with Woolworths lodging plans for a new drive-through service. The supermarket retailer lodged a development application with Charles Sturt Council to build a dedicated area in the car park of the Armada Arndale shopping centre in Kilkenny for pre-orders. Customers who use the store’s click-and-collect service would

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Coles underpay staff by $20 million

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Coles are the latest company to find themselves embroiled in an underpayment scandal. The supermarket giant was found to have underpaid both supermarket and liquor (salaried) managers by up to $20 million over a six year period. The error was announced in the retailer’s 2020 half-yearly results, released this morning, in which they stated their

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Woolworths ranked most valuable Australian retailer

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Woolworths has been ranked as Australia’s most valuable retailer. The finding, in Brand Australia’s Australia 100 2019 report, rated the supermarket chain, which it valued at more than $11 billion and up 23% on last year just above rival Coles, which took out the second retailer spot and is valued at more than $10 billion

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Kaufland to exit Australia

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German supermarket giant Kaufland are set to exit Australia. The retail giant, who are the world’s fourth largest, made the shock announcement yesterday. The company employ 200 Australians and had purchased multiple properties in the gear up to their launch – which included plans to open at least 20 stores, initially across Victoria, South Australia

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