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Franchising inquiry announced

The business relationship between franchisees and franchisors is to be investigated by a federal parliamentary committee, which has been welcomed by 7-Eleven. A notice of motion successfully moved by Nationals Senator for NSW...

ACCC: franchising and misleading behaviour a continued focus

Nearly 5,000 small businesses reported various issues to the ACCC last year, with the most common areas of concern being alleged misleading conduct, consumer guarantees and wrongly accepting payments. The ACCC took seven...

Senior-management changes at Metcash

Metcash has appointed Scott Marshall as CEO of Supermarkets & Convenience following the resignation of Steven Cain. As reported last week, Mr Cain is moving to Coles where he will succeed John Durkan...

Coles to spin off from Wesfarmers under new leadership

Wesfarmers today announced its intention to demerge its Coles division, which is set to be led by current Metcash CEO of Supermarkets and Convenience, Steven Cain, later this year. The proposed demerger would...

Convenience worldwide: SPAR Guangdong’s flagship convenience store

A SPAR convenience store in Guangdong province in southern China is outperforming SPAR’s larger-sized supermarkets in the region. SPAR Futongzizaicheng is located in Dongguan City’s Guancheng district, where newly built compounds have been...

MPs throw their weight behind Dunsborough’s battle with Puma

Politicians from across the political spectrum have joined together to ask Puma Energy to rethink its plans for putting a petrol station in the middle of Dunsborough, WA. In a letter to Puma...

Metcash launches new IGA ‘That’s the Spirit’ campaign

Launched last week, the integrated campaign comprises TV ads featuring Australian actor and comedian Shane Jacobson. The ads showcase how IGA keeps the spirit of community alive by offering customers a tailored range...

Three-quarters of Caltex sites allegedly breaching workplace laws

The Fair Work Ombudsman’s latest Compliance Activity Report shows a workplace non-compliance rate of 76 per cent in the Caltex service-station network. The FWO began investigations into the network in late 2016 after...
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