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Mondelēz International has announced a key leadership appointment with Toby Smith promoted to the role of Sales Director Australia. He will also be a member of the Australia and New Zealand Leadership Team. Mr Smith has spent 15 years with the business and has worked in Australia and China. In …

Caltex Australia announced in late December that it will be bringing Ampol back to forecourts across the country after it was retired almost 25 years ago. The Australian Motorists Petrol Company, which later became Ampol, was founded in 1936. Ampol has also been part of the ethos of Caltex Australia …

Australia, according to new research from Commonwealth Bank, is a nation on the hunt for a bargain. Marking the launch of Commonwealth Bank’s app-based feature for eligible customers (CommBank Rewards), the research finds that 94 per cent of Australians surveyed used shopping hacks to reduce spending. Australians surveyed are “most …

In this Industry Insight, UCB CEO Darren Park reflects on the group’s milestone anniversary and encourages a customer centric, rather than customer focused approach to business. 2019 is UCB’s 25th anniversary year. Through those 25 years, UCB has led the way on harnessing the power of independent convenience retailers and …

It has been a tough year for the retail sector so far in 2019, and the upcoming festive spending will likely do little to change that underwhelming result according to Deloitte Access Economics. Weak wage growth, high debt levels and increasing price pressures are hurting demand, while tax returns and …

Extraordinary contributions in 7-Eleven franchises were recently celebrated at a gala awards dinner in Melbourne. The dinner was a highlight of a two-day event that saw the team come together to connect to and understand the company’s ambitions for 2030. According to 7-Eleven CEO Angus McKay, the award winners have …

Over 100 supplier partners attended the New Sunrise 2019 Business Forum last week, where the group delivered its exciting direction for 2020 and beyond. Held in Sydney on November 27, the event capped off what has been a highly successful year for the group. The New Sunrise leadership team shared …

Improvements to customer loyalty schemes and broader legislative reforms are required, according to the ACCC’s final report into customer loyalty schemes. Released on Tuesday, the report recommends loyalty schemes, such as frequent flyer, supermarket and hotel operators, better inform consumers, improve their data practices and stop automatically linking members’ payment cards to …

EzyMart held its annual trade show on Tuesday at Rosehill Gardens, Sydney. Attendees had the opportunity to explore a wide variety of the convenience retailer’s offering. This consisted of beverages, snacks, ice-cream, confectionery, coffee, telecommunications, and a range of the store equipment utilised by EzyMart. Among the 85 exhibitors were …

Caltex Australia has confirmed that it has received an $8.6 billion “unsolicited, conditional, confidential, non-binding and indicative proposal” from Canadian convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (ACT) to acquire all shares in the company. The indicative cash price per share is $34.50, less any dividends declared by Caltex. This proposal …