Source: Roy Morgan Single Source (Australia), October 2015-September 2016, n=11,984. NB: Aussie Farmers Direct measured since July 2016 During the 2015/2016 financial year, Australian grocery buyers made more than 2.5 trips per week to supermarkets, or a whopping 1.95 billion trips for the year, the recently launched State of the Nation Retail Spotlight from Roy […]
PHILIP KING December 8, 2016 The Australian Toyota is taking a hydrogen-powered car on an Australian road trip to showcase its vision for zero-emission motoring after it imported costly refuelling equipment from Europe. The Mirai, one of the first production fuel cell cars, has been on sale overseas for two years but hopes of offering […]
Esther Han DECEMBER 7 2016 The Age Food manufacturers are declaring vastly different “serving sizes” for the same product and confusing consumers, with Cadbury’s Cherry Ripe and Coca-Cola among the worst offenders, a study shows. Researchers at George Institute for Global Health and National Heart Foundation analysed 4466 food and beverage products at Coles, Woolworths, […]
Charlotte Willis DECEMBER 9, 201 News.com.au THE news that Amazon will be landing in Australia next year has been generating a whole lot of buzz in recent weeks, but there’s a chance many Aussies don’t know just how much of a game-changer it’s going to be. Amazon’s arrival is guaranteed to dramatically reshape Australia’s retail […]
DECEMBER 9, 2016 AP WHAT beverage goes best with lobster rolls, a bagel sandwich stuffed with whitefish, or a bowl of ramen? Coke wants you to think of soda. Coca-Cola is trying to sell more of its flagship beverage by suggesting the cola can accompany a wide range of meals, rather than just the fast […]
ROB HARRIS, December 11, 2016 Herald Sun TOBACCO traffickers are using a dating app to sell their products to Victorians. Organised crime syndicates are telling prospective customers to “swipe right” on Tinder for cigarettes they are selling for $18 a packet. Dating profiles, seen by the Herald Sun, spruik the often smuggled cigarettes, which are […]
