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Convenience worldwide: Cool hangover cure from South Korea

The Gyeondyo-bar, which translates as ‘hang in there’, is a grapefruit-flavoured ice-cream containing 0.7 per cent oriental raisin tree fruit juice – a traditional hangover remedy cited in a Korean medicine book...

Big role for small business in federal election

The vote of small-business people cannot be underestimated, says the Council of Small Business Australia (COSBOA). COSBOA CEO Peter Strong says small-business people account for large numbers of voters in marginal seats across...

Confidence in the economy weakens

Australian consumers are increasingly concerned about the economy and their personal finances, resulting in a drop in consumer confidence, according to Nielsen’s ‘Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions’. In the first...

New standards for payment surcharges

Following the conclusion of its review into card payment regulation this week, the RBA announced three new standards which it says will contribute to a “more efficient and competitive” payments system. The new...

Reliable petrol prices available on Motormouth

Informed Sources has launched a service to provide site-level retail fuel price information, updated in near real time, to consumers and third-party organisations through its Motormouth subsidiary. “With agreement reached between Informed Sources,...

NRA supports the budget’s PaTH program

The National Retail Association (NRA) has affirmed its support for the federal Government’s PaTH (Prepare-Trial-Hire) program outlined in the federal budget. NRA CEO Ian Winterburn says that it is disappointing to see the...

International news: NACS, Pinnacle launch industry’s first skimming defense app

Fuel dispenser security is of great concern for the convenience store industry. About 39 million Americans fill up their gas tanks every day and fuel dispensers have become one of many targets...

Petrol prices

The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia increased 3.9¢ to 118.9¢ a litre nationally in the week ending May 15, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report. The...

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