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Caltex sets sights on New Zealand

Caltex Australia has entered into an agreement to acquire Gull New Zealand (Gull) for around $325 million with plans to retain Gull’s brand, management and employees. Under the transaction, Caltex will acquire Gull’s...

Woolworths-BP deal set to shake up P&C landscape

The $1.785 billion sale of Woolworths’ fuel business to BP is awaiting approval from the ACCC and Foreign Investment Review Board, with completion expected no earlier than January 2, 2018. Meanwhile, the...

Investing in cigarette alternatives

Philip Morris International (PMI) has committed to developing a viable reduced-risk alternative to the combustible cigarette – a project in which it has already invested US$2 billion ($2.69 billion).  Speaking to the BBC...

Amazon takes ‘grab and go’ to new level

Amazon will launch its first grocery store, Amazon Go, in Seattle next year and has released a video showcasing its unique ‘Just Walk Out’ shopping experience. The online-turned-bricks-and-mortar retailer is offering a check-out-free...

BP opens privately operated Changing Places

BP has officially opened the first privately funded and operated Changing Places bathroom facility in Western Australia for people with a disability. Changing Places at BP’s The Lakes outlet, west of Perth, which...

7-Eleven takes next step in reform journey

7-Eleven has voluntarily signed a comprehensive proactive compliance deed with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), as part of its ongoing cooperation with the regulator and commitment to transparency through the reform process.  In...

ACCC proposal on Apple Pay bad for retailers, says ARA

The ACCC has proposed to deny authorisation for a number of Australian banks to engage in limited collective bargaining and boycott with Apple in relation to Apple Pay. Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, Commonwealth...

ACCC acts on fire-hazard cigarettes

The ACCC has accepted court-enforceable undertakings from both Philip Morris and Zen Sensation not to supply cigarettes that do not meet the mandatory reduced-fire-risk safety standard. Cigarettes sold in Australia must meet the...
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