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The best of the best in FMCG marketing design was celebrated at last night’s Shop! ANZ 2019 Marketing at Retail Awards. Ferrero Australia and Kraft Heinz took home the night’s biggest prizes. Ferrero Australia’s Kinder Halloween POP display by Orora Specialty Packaging and The Mix Agency won several Awards throughout …

The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has thrown its support behind Victoria Police calls for a stronger response to  punish violent thieves who commit crimes against retailers. As the community reels from an increase in so-called “swarming thefts” where larger groups of criminals use intimidatory violence as a stealing …

Caltex has launched a partnership with Uber Eats to deliver a “new level of convenience for Australians seeking the perfect night in”. According to the P&C retailer, the new delivery service from 300 sites nationally will help consumers find an easy meal at home, satisfy sweet tooth cravings or source …

7-Eleven Australia’s state based teams have recognised and celebrated extraordinary team member contributions at the company’s conferences held in each state. 7-Eleven Australia’s General Manager for Retail Operations Braeden Lord says the team members recognised demonstrate 7-Eleven’s values in the extraordinary outcomes they deliver in-store. “Our franchisees and store managers …

Tobacco in Australia has been hit with its seventh consecutive annual tax hike. According to the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS), the 12.5 per cent tax increase reinforces Australia’s position as one of the world’s most expensive markets to buy legal tobacco. It’s no surprise, then, that Australia is …

7-Eleven ParcelMate has launched a new service in partnership with Toll that allows Australians to send parcels 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. The service is available at more than 280 7-Eleven ParcelMate locations nationwide. “We’re keeping it simple,” 7-Eleven Head of Innovation, Strategy …

The Queensland Government’s idea to make Christmas Eve a partial public holiday has been labelled as “just a pre-election stunt” by the Executive Director of Australian Retailers Association, Russell Zimmerman. Political self-interest The ARA have given full support to Ai Group’s view on the issue, as Mr Zimmerman has noted …

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell is urging prospective franchisees to do their homework before investing after the ACCC found some franchisors are failing to provide adequate information to buyers. One-in-three franchisors fail to disclose useful information The regulator found one-in-three franchisors in the food services …

In today’s ‘need it now’ economy, perhaps it’s not surprising that Australia is turning into a nation with a low tolerance for waiting, particularly when it comes to food. Digital ordering, defined as any order placed through the internet, a website or mobile app, now represents 177 million visits and …

7-Eleven Australia has made a decision to stop stocking People and Picture magazines. This follows a Collective Shout campaign which called on 7-Eleven to withdraw “unrestricted pornographic magazines that sexualise teen girls and encourage harassment”. According to Collective Shout, the magazines, including People and Picture, include headlines such as ‘X-rated …