Petrol theft

Jeff Rogut There have been discussions and articles in the media recently following Victoria’s Police Commissioner seeking all customers to pre pay for their petrol purchases as the way to eliminate drive off’s. Pre pay is one tool to address the issue, but not the total solution for our industry. AACS has written to the Commissioner and the details are below for your information. Further updates will be provided as they develop. Dear Commissioner, I read your call for the introduction of pre-paid petrol systems to counter drive-off thefts in the media earlier this week. The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) welcomes the focus on this matter and believes that a more consistent national approach that doesn’t jeopardise the convenience of the customer or the operator is required, as convenience is the key competitive advantage these stores have. Drive-offs are a major problem for petrol retailers not only in…

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New initiatives needed to deter drive-offs

September 5, 2012 While the Victorian Police Commissioner has called for the introduction of pre-paid petrol systems to counter drive-off thefts, the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) says a more consistent national approach that doesn’t jeopardise the convenience of the customer or the operator is required, as convenience is the key competitive advantage these stores have. New initiatives needed to deter drive offs 050912

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Parker’s Plans New Georgia Location

AACS is pleased to advise that Greg parker [see story below] will be a speaker at this years Convenience Leaders Summit in November. CSD Staff Sep 05, 2012 “We’re responding to repeated requests from area residents who have been asking us to open a Parker’s in Rincon,” says Parker’s CEO. Parker’s Convenience Stores recently announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art convenience store in Rincon, Ga. The newest Parker’s, located at the site of the former Springfield Ford dealership on Hwy. 21, will offer discounted gasoline as well as 4,500 square feet of retail space. The upscale store, which will be the company’s 29th location, is expected to break ground in October 2012 and will open to the public in January 2013. The store will be the first Parker’s in Rincon and the third in Effingham County, joining existing locations in Guyton and Springfield. “We’re responding to repeated requests from…

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Retailers’ real-life reminder

AACS is pleased to advise that Michael Baker [see story below] will be a speaker at this years Convenience Leaders Summit in November. Michael Baker September 5, 2012 The Age The damage to small chains, such as Ojay, is becoming increasingly public. ANALYSIS A hard-up consumer usually spends a government handout until it’s all gone, and in the case of the handout from the last federal budget it’s happened a lot more quickly than most retail industry insiders would have thought possible. Blink and you missed it. After just a couple of short months of reprieve from the drudgery of no or minimal sales growth, Australia’s retail chains have once again been reminded of what the world in 2012 is really like when the government isn’t there to paper things over. Small retailers, of course, needed no such reminder. On a year-over-year basis, which eliminates seasonal factors, Australian Bureau of…

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Parker’s Honored by Inc. 500/5000

AACS congratulates Parkers [below] and is very pleased that Greg Parker will be one of the presenters at our November ‘Convenience Leaders Summit’ CSD Staff Aug 21, 2012 “This honor further validates what our customers tell us every day—that we deliver the ultimate in convenience store products and services at a fair price,” says Parker’s CEO. Parker’s, a convenience store chain with 27 retail locations throughout southeast Georgia and coastal South Carolina, has ranked No. 3006 on the annual Inc. 500/5000 Fastest Growing Companies list. “We’re grateful to our customers for making this honor possible,” said Parker’s president and CEO Greg Parker. “Their loyalty has helped make us one of the nation’s fastest-growing companies. This honor further validates what our customers tell us every day—that we deliver the ultimate in convenience store products and services at a fair price.” The 2012 Inc. 500/5000 list, which will officially be unveiled in…

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