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Retailers support Crossbench bid to split controversial IR Bill

The Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has commended a move by Crossbench Senators to split the Federal Government’s contentious industrial relations bill. Senators David Pocock and Jacqui Lambie will introduce Private Members Bills bringing...

Petrol prices and inflation in Australia

Last week, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealed that the Australian Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.2% in the September 2023 quarter – significantly higher than the 0.8 per cent rise...

CPI increases 1.2 per cent in the September 2023 quarter

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 1.2 per cent in the September 2023 quarter and 5.4 per cent annually, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). ABS Head...

Viva Energy Group delivers strong fuel sales during 3Q2023

Viva Energy Group Limited (the Company) has released an operational update for the three months ended 30 September 2023 (3Q2023). The Group delivered comparatively strong fuel sales during 3Q2023, up 4.7% over the...

91% of Australian and New Zealand retailers investing in generative AI

Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, has released its latest ‘Connected Shoppers Report’, with the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), revealing how Australia and New Zealand retailers and shoppers are adapting to a new retail...

Service stations overrepresented in SA anti-violence campaign

SafeWork SA recently released the report into the 2022 campaign targeting violence and aggression in hazardous industries and the results show that fuel retail locations were overrepresented in the improvement notices with...

Victoria had strongest spending among states in September driven by AFL Finals, CommBank

The monthly CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI) Index rose 0.5% to 137.4 in September, led by increased spending on hospitality and food and beverages, higher petrol prices and increased education spending. However, spending...

Food safety: Understanding the new requirements

On 8 December 2023 new requirements for food safety management, including the training of frontline food handlers, come into force. While for most fuel retailers there will be no change to their current,...

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