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...
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...
The Queensland government has delayed the implementation of the state’s Container Refund Scheme from July 1 to November 1, so that lessons from the NSW experience can be learned.
NSW’s ‘Return and Earn’...
Many of us will be familiar with the introduction of tap and go for retail transactions.
The convenience of this form of payment has contributed to a dramatic rise in the number of...
Overall assessment of the economy among Australian businesses has reached its highest level since December 2010, according to the latest Sensis Business Index (SBI).
Almost three in 10 surveyed small and medium businesses...
Retailers should reassess their business strategy and technological prowess by benchmarking their store layouts, systems and processes against shopping preferences of millennials and post-millennials, who are going to redefine the future of...
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...
The NSW government launched its ‘Return and Earn’ container deposit scheme (CDS) across the state this week, attracting strong participation.
Within three days of launching, more than 500,000 beverage containers were returned to...
