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Mentos returns to TV

After a three-year absence, Mentos has launched a new TVC in support of its ‘Who says no to Mentos?’ campaign. According to Mentos, most people could use a little help in connecting, so...

Weekly petrol prices

The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell to 137.9¢ a litre nationally in the week ending March 4, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s Weekly Petrol Prices report. The average national weekly...

Three-quarters of Caltex sites allegedly breaching workplace laws

The Fair Work Ombudsman’s latest Compliance Activity Report shows a workplace non-compliance rate of 76 per cent in the Caltex service-station network. The FWO began investigations into the network in late 2016 after...

Former 7-Eleven franchisee to face court for cash-back scheme

The Fair Work Ombudsman has begun legal action against the former franchisee of a 7-Eleven retail outlet in the Melbourne CBD for allegedly exploiting three international students through a cash-back scheme. Facing court...

Cryptocurrency availability expands in newsagencies

In the latest move signalling that cryptocurrency has gone mainstream, customers can now purchase Bitcoin and Ethereum from more than 1,200 newsagencies around Australia. While this has been possible since mid-2016 for buying...

Caltex to exit franchise model

Following a two-year review of the operating model for its convenience-retail business, Caltex Australia aims to move to company operation of all its retail-franchise sites by mid-2020. The convenience-retail operating-model review began after...

ACCC urges consumers to fight against record retailer margins

The ACCC’s latest quarterly petrol report noted that the average petrol price across Australia’s five largest cities increased significantly in the December 2017 quarter, hitting the highest level since 2015. According to the...

The people’s choice in chips?

Snack-food brand Red Rock Deli has launched two new flavours following its initiative in creating “the nation’s first ever pop-up personalised-crisp store”. Last October, shoppers were able to create their own flavour combinations,...

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