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Imperial Tobacco Australasia’s next GM

Paul Matthews will hand over the reins as General Manager Australasia for Imperial Tobacco to Patrick Ganguly from October 1 this year. Mr Ganguly began his career with the company in 1997 as...

Queensland considering new tobacco licensing laws

The Queensland Government is exploring the merits of introducing a licensing scheme for the sale of tobacco products throughout the state following the recommendations of a parliamentary inquiry. A copy of the Committee’s...

Unfair contract terms under scrutiny: ACCC

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has a number of in-depth investigations underway across a range of industries following the introduction of new business-to-business (B2B) unfair-contract-terms laws in November 2016. Delivering the keynote...

ARA proposes 1.2 per cent minimum wage increase

Australian Retailers Association Executive Director Russell Zimmerman says retailers are continuing to face a difficult operating environment and a 1.2 per cent minimum-wage increase is the best way to preserve employment within...

Leading retail independents celebrated

The Victorian and Queensland state winners of the annual IGA Awards of Excellence have been announced ahead of the national awards in July.  The keenly contested IGA awards are described as representing great...

Peregrine OTR honoured

Peregrine Corporation, owner of OTR convenience stores, has won South Australia’s 2016 Governor’s Multicultural Award for a private-sector company.  The SA family company formed in 1984 when the late Fathi (Fred) Shahin –...

Euromonitor forecasts rise in healthy snacks

The snacking market is being revolutionised by a consumer backlash against sugar, salt and artificial ingredients, according to market-research company Euromonitor International. Euromonitor data suggests healthy-snacks sales will rise by three per cent...

Ice-cream goes upmarket

Australian ice-cream consumers have developed a more sophisticated palate, with category growth coming from non-traditional flavours, according to Nielsen. Consumers are buying higher-priced ice-cream, as well as buying it more frequently, with a...
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