AAP May 06, 2013 CUBA has become the latest country to launch a legal attack on Australia’s landmark plain packaging rules for tobacco at the World Trade Organisation, the global body says. The WTO said that Cuba had requested consultations...
Cuba seeks to legally challenges Australian plain packaging on tobacco products
Posted On The 13th May 2013
Grocery chains put heat on suppliers
Posted On The 13th May 2013
Adele Ferguson May 7, 2013 The Age When Coca-Cola Amatil boss Terry Davis fronts the group’s AGM Tuesday morning he will be asked to explain why a bottle of Coca-Cola costs up to two-thirds more in Australia than Asia. It...
Coca-Cola Amatil issues earnings warning
Posted On The 12th May 2013
AAP May 07, 2013 BEVERAGE company Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) says its earnings have been hit by heavy discounting on soft drinks. The company’s managing director has also called for more support for Australian fruit producers competing against imported canned fruit....
Convenience Stores Focusing on Inside Sales
Posted On The 12th May 2013
NACS Online May 8, 2013 The convenience and fuel retailing industry is transforming itself to meet changing consumer demands, says NACS President and CEO Henry Armour at an Industry Update Luncheon in West Virginia. CHARLESTON, W.Va. – “Half the population...
Parker’s Voted Best Convenience Store
Posted On The 7th May 2013
AACS will visit Parker’s as part of our 2013 Overseas Study Tour May 6, 2013 CSDecisions Sweeps three additional categories in Savannah Morning News Reader’s Choice Awards. Parker’s recently swept four categories in the 2013 Savannah Morning News Reader’s Choice...
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...
Brands ‘at risk from big retailers’
Posted On The 6th May 2013
Damon Kitney May 06, 2013 The Australian THE chairman of the company that makes and markets some of the nation’s best-known apparel brands has warned of the “all pervasive” power of Coles and Woolworths in the retail sector, predicting the...
Indicators open door to RBA cut, just not yet
Posted On The 6th May 2013
May 6, 2013 The Age Retail sales fell as job advertisements slid for the second consecutive month and inflation remained subdued, according to economic data released this morning. Ahead of the RBA’s board meeting tomorrow, retail sales fell 0.4 per...
Slave to the supermarkets?
Posted On The 6th May 2013
Nina Hendy May 2, 2013 The Age If big business can’t deal with the big guys, imagine how tough it is for small suppliers. Getting your product stocked by Coles or Woolworths is the goal of many small businesses. But...
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