MEDIA RELEASE May 9, 2013 AACS: FURTHER INCREASES TO TOBACCO EXCISE WILL HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES Reports that the Government is considering another hefty increase in tobacco excise to fill its budget hole is bad news for retailers, according to the...
AACS: FURTHER INCREASES TO TOBACCO EXCISE WILL HAVE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES
Posted On The 13th May 2013
MEDIA RELEASE May 1, 2013 Australian convenience stores have overcome challenging retail trading conditions to record an encouraging set of results for 2012. The sector recorded sales growth of 3.4% in 2012, according to the latest State of the Industry...
MEDIA RELEASE May 3, 2013 This week’s unveiling of the State of the Industry Report by the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS), which shows the convenience channel achieved 3.4% sales growth in 2012, demonstrates the true value of convenience...
Birmingham UK – 15/16 April 2013 Jeff Rogut I had the terrific opportunity last week to attend and participate in the ACS Global Summit and National Convenience Show in Birmingham, UK. This was organised by the ACS and extremely well...
The Trust Future
Posted On The 8th April 2013
“The Trust Future” Jeff Rogut I recently read a new book called ‘The Trust Future’ after being alerted to it by the author, Omer Soker. I found it to be a really interesting read which gives one pause to reflect...
GAME ON FOR CONVENIENCE INNOVATION CHALLENGE
Posted On The 29th March 2013
March 28th, 2013 Over the next three months, students from eight universities across Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia will apply a fresh perspective to come up with the most innovative ideas and concepts to help convenience stores continue to...
March 28th, 2013 New research from internationally recognised research house Roy Morgan has confirmed what retailers feared: plain packaging is taking a bite out of their bottom line. Increased administrative and labour costs are combining with negative impacts on the...
Jeff Rogut On Thursday March 14th I had the pleasure of joining a number of hundred other invited guests at the grand opening of the AA Holdings twin BP Eastlink Sites in Scoresby Victoria. These are two magnificent sites on...
Jeff Rogut AACS has made representation to the ACCC and responsible government politicians regarding a regulation regarding graphic health warnings on tobacco packaging, which, unless addressed will cause further disruption for retailers of tobacco products. I encourage you to similarly...
Sims’ regulation call may backfire
Posted On The 15th March 2013
John Durie March 15, 2013 The Australian THE federal government is demanding tougher provisions in the proposed supermarket industry code, but according to Assistant Treasurer David Bradbury it is yet to decide whether to proceed with the imposition of a...
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