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US convenience stores cite top trends for 2018

Convenience-store sales of ‘healthy’ food and beverage in the US will maintain pace in 2018 following positive sales growth last year, according to more than 60 per cent of retailers interviewed for...

Mastercard and tech firm in dashboard-payment initiative

A new technology being developed in the US will allow people to make purchases on the move and interact with destinations in real time. Mastercard is building a digital-payment technology that will offer...

Experts predict price war in UK convenience channel

Following the consolidation of Britain’s wholesale convenience market, research company GlobalData says it believes competition in the sector will intensify throughout 2018. Industry giant Tesco-Booker is expected to bring prices down in convenience...

Weekly petrol prices

The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia increased to 137.6¢ a litre nationally in the week ending January 14, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s Weekly Petrol Prices report. The average...

BP disappointed by ACCC opposition to Woolworths fuel takeover

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says it will oppose the planned acquisition of Woolworths’ network of retail service stations by BP Australia. “We are disappointed by the news,” BP Australia President Andy...

Caltex Australia to acquire key stake in major Filipino fuel provider

Caltex Australia has entered a “strategic partnership” with SEAOIL Philippines, the South-East Asian nation’s leading independent fuel company and fourth largest fuel retailer. Entering Asia for the first time, Caltex Australia will acquire...

Weekly petrol prices

The average price of unleaded petrol in Australia fell by 1.8¢ to 126.7¢ a litre nationally in the week ending September 3, according to the Australian Institute of Petroleum’s Weekly Petrol Prices report. The average...

Petrol prices low, but margins high

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) June quarter 2017 report on the Australian petroleum industry shows low petrol prices, but high retail margins. According to the ACCC, petrol prices were at the...

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