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Tobacco industry questions plain packaging review

The Federal Department of Health’s long anticipated Post-Implementation Review (PIR) into plain tobacco packaging has been widely dismissed by tobacco manufacturers as lacking in conclusive evidence. Released on Friday, February 26, the Federal...

7-Eleven Fuel App allows customers to lock in prices

The app, claimed to be the first of its kind, uses a customer’s current location and real time fuel price data to allow them to secure their best local fuel price for...

Petrol price update

The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia decreased 5.8¢ to 109.3¢ a litre nationally in the week ending February 21, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s ‘Weekly Petrol Prices’ report. The...

Sour-apple flavoured energy drink hits the sweet spot

Australian distributor Level Beverages says sales of 28 Black Sour Apple Summer Edition are above expectations. “We’re delighted with the numbers,” Level Beverages GM Chrish Graebner said. “It also seems that our recent...

Crossmark launches shopperXP

Sales and marketing services company Crossmark says its new dedicated in-store experience and sales division, shopperXP, has been created to service consumer electronics, technology and telecommunications clients. The team at shopperXP is responsible...

Confusion reigns over clean labeling

The latest consumer research from Canadean reveals a lack of consensus over what ‘clean’ really means to consumers. Canadean Senior Consumer Insight Analyst Melanie Felgate says the term ‘clean label’ resonates differently among consumers...

Ombudsman reports lowest telco complaints in nine years

New complaints to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) during the period October-December 2015 were at the lowest level since July-September 2006, according to the latest TIO statistics. The TIO received 23,572 new complaints...

Retailers welcome card payment surcharge laws

New laws passed by the Senate on Monday ensure customers are charged only according to the true amount of a merchant’s costs in accepting payment. National Retail Association CEO Trevor Evans said the...

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