Press Releases
The right to choose
Jeff Rogut September 2012 An interesting piece discussing the US convenience industry recently appeared in the industry publication Convenience Store News, which reads as follows: Read the Article
Read MoreCounter attack: Asia reinvents the bookstore
AACS is pleased to advise that Michael Baker [see story below] will be a speaker at this years Convenience Leaders Summit in November. Michael Baker September 19, 2012 The Age Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay neighbourhood is a warren of upscale shopping centres and standalone retail giants paying some of the world’s steepest rents. Another shining 12-level mall called Hysan Place has just opened there, so new that when I went in there last Saturday one of its major ground floor tenants hadn’t yet opened for business. But the place was still buzzing. One big reason for the excitement was a Taiwanese bookstore concept called Eslite, which stretches from the eighth to the 10th floors, each level connected to the next by an internal escalator. The store is Eslite’s first bow outside of Taiwan, but its fame has preceded it and the crowds are dense. After shopping there for an hour…
Read MoreField Agent Australia
Many of you who attended the 2012 AACS Gala Dinner may remember that one of our sponsors, Field Agent Australia, offered companies the opportunity to trial a new crowdsourcing iPhone App, called Field Agent, through the provision of a $200 gift card for this purpose. This App utilizes over 19,000 iPhone users throughout Australia to conduct retail audits, collect consumer insights, check promotional compliance, research competitor pricing, and more and has been used by the likes of McCormick Foods, Boost Juice, 7-Eleven, Hudsons Coffee, SKINS, Pizza Hut, GlaxoSmithKline and many others. The following link may be of assistance in finding out more on how this App works and how the gift card offer can be redeemed www.fieldagentaustralia.com/ Should you wish to speak with the Field Agent Team direct, please contact Kate Gorman, General Manager on 0434 396 909 or kategorman@fieldagent.net.au Thanks Jeff.
Read MoreReal Leadership Lessons for the Convenience Channel
Jeff Rogut September 2012 I recently came across a powerful and insightful article titled “The Real Leadership Lessons of Steve Jobs†written by his biographer Walter Isaacson* in the Harvard Business Review and found the lessons to be very profound. Download the Full Article
Read MoreSunrice Launches New Asian Inspired Noodle Meals
SunRice has extended their popular range of Ready-to-Go Meals to include their delicious new range of stir-fry style Asian inspired Noodle Meals. Read the Media Release
Read MoreThe try and buy online phenomenon
AACS is pleased to advise that Michael Baker [see story below] will be a speaker at this years Convenience Leaders Summit in November. Michael Baker September 12, 2012 The Age ANALYSIS The practice of ‘showrooming’ – where shoppers touch and feel merchandise in stores and buy it online if it’s cheaper – is a growing phenomenon. ANALYSIS An unfortunate side effect of retail’s technology revolution has been the spectacular rise of junk research. You see examples of this every day in the trade and business media. It usually takes the form of a self-serving “industry study” by some tech company or consulting firm that purports to show how this or that changing consumer practice or new technology is about to devour your industry without even spitting out the bones. According to the study, ‘showroomers’ are more likely to be younger, female lower-income and frequent online purchasers. This is a nervy…
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