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US consumers recognise healthy convenience trend

A national consumer survey conducted on behalf of the US National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) has indicated that consumers are more aware of the industry’s efforts to provide fresh, healthy food. Six...

Prepared food: the key to future convenience

The direction of the convenience store industry is becoming increasingly uncertain as margins on traditional impulse items are progressively squeezed by competition from the small-format stores introduced by a range of non-traditional...

Woolworths releases first-quarter results

Woolworths Group has announced that the company grew 2.2 per cent in the first quarter of financial year 2017. The group’s Australian food division sales grew 1.7 per cent from $9.16 billion to...

Coles Express reports first-quarter sales drop

Fuel volumes for Coles Express continued to be affected by competitor site upgrades and a lower number of site openings compared with rivals, according to Wesfarmers’ first-quarter 2017 retail sales results. Total Coles...

Caltex confirms interest in Woolworths’ fuel business

Caltex this week confirmed it had made a “conditional and confidential” proposal to Woolworths to acquire its fuel business and maintain the companies’ successful fuel alliance. Caltex is currently the exclusive supplier of...

Targeting adventurous female consumers

Men are frequently marketed products promoting strength or an outdoor lifestyle, but women tend to be left out of this domain, leaving open an important opportunity for brands to produce female-oriented products...

Illicit tobacco seized in Perth

A 44-year old man is to be summonsed to appear in court after an Australian Border Force (ABF) operation resulted in investigators finding over 750 kilograms of illegally imported tobacco, with a...

ACCC advises franchising industry to consider its agreements

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is warning franchisors about potentially unfair contract terms under a new law offering greater protections to small businesses from November 12, 2016. ACCC Deputy Chair Dr Michael...
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