EXPLOSION IN ILLICIT TOBACCO UNDERMINES HARM REDUCTION EFFORTS
Illicit tobacco is the number 1 issue, and if it’s not properly addressed, the Government’s announcement will stall The Government must have a strategy regarding illicit tobacco & consider adopting the recommendations by the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Law Enforcement (PJCLE) Inquiry into Illicit Tobacco We urge the Government to sit down and address this issue with law abiding retailers Today’s announcement from the Federal Government that it is exploring additional restrictions on legal, regulated, and taxed tobacco will only hurt Australian retailers further and is unlikely to decrease smoking rates, given the explosion in illicit tobacco in Australia over the last decade. In a joint statement, the leaders of the Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS), the Master Grocers Australia (MGA) and the Australian Lottery and Newsagents Association (ALNA), said illicit tobacco now accounts for one in five tobacco products consumed in Australia, costing governments almost $4 billion a…
Read More7-ELEVEN UNVEILS CONCEPT STORE
7-Eleven has launched its first 7Cafe concept store in Singapore, mixing coffee and other beverages with its traditional convenience offer. The shop, located landside in Jewel Changi Airport shopping centre’s basement 2, serves pastries, sandwiches, burgers, and onigiri along with beverages including salted caramel coffee, mocha and matcha frappes, cold mango or watermelon lemonade drinks. Designed with a warm colour tone and fitted with chairs and large tables, 7-Eleven hopes the store will appeal to mall visitors and air travellers alike. The 7Cafe has recharging stations as well. Steven Lye, MD at 7-Eleven Singapore said the new cafe concept is an example of how the company is broadening its horizons and creating innovative offerings for customers. “The 7-Eleven Jewel Changi store seeks to provide a first-of-its-kind mini cafe experience with food being served at the counter for the convenience of our customers.” https://www.rli.uk.com/7-eleven-unveils-concept-store/amp/
Read MoreDOMINO’S CREATES EV PIZZA-DELIVERY FLEET
The pizza chain has procured 800 custom Chevy Bolts in the hopes of attracting more delivery drivers. ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Domino’s Pizza has invested in 800 Chevy Bolt electric vehicles to deliver its pizzas to customers in a move to reduce its carbon footprint and also attract delivery drivers who may not own a vehicle. “Domino’s has always been on the cutting edge of pizza delivery and electric delivery cars make sense as vehicle technology continues to evolve. We’ve made a commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and this is one way we can begin reducing our environmental impact, one delivery at a time,” said Russell Weiner, Domino’s chief executive officer. More than 100 custom-branded Chevy Bolts are arriving at select franchise and corporate stores throughout the U.S. this month, with the additional 700 rolling out in the coming months. Domino’s says it will be the largest electric pizza delivery fleet in…
Read MoreIKEA AUSTRALIA TO OPEN SUSTAINABLE LIVING STORES ACROSS NETWORK
Ikea Australia will launch its new Sustainable Living Shop, an initiative to help consumers live more sustainably while potentially saving money on household expenses. The Sustainable Living Shop is a new retail store-in-store concept that will open in all 10 Ikea locations across the country by early next year. Customers can purchase products that help them minimise their carbon footprint at home by using less energy and producing less waste, potentially saving them money in the long run. Ikea Australia says the debut comes at a time of rising cost-of-living challenges. Despite some of the cost-saving benefits associated with behaviours such as using energy-efficient lightbulbs or reducing food waste, a recent survey done by Ikea Australia indicated that 52 per cent of Australians feel living sustainably would increase their cost of living. “Right now, the cost of living, energy and food are all rapidly increasing, and we understand the challenges…
Read MoreBP CHIEF: WE’RE ALL IN ON AUSTRALIA
America’s Inflation Reduction Act has BP’s London team pondering where to shift its clean energy investment and Australia might be just the place to pick up the slack. From Renewable energy & economy November 17, 2022 5 MINUTE READ “We’re all in on Australia,” says Bernard Looney. What is striking in a half hour sit-down with BP’s global chief executive is not just $2.06bn invested in Australia over the past five years but the scale of very different new projects under way. This is the business that nine months ago took a $37bn writedown with its decision to pull out of Russia. In the past 12 months, shares in BP have doubled in value and are back to pre-Covid levels. READ NEXT Australia is on notice for a different reason. America’s new Inflation Reduction Act has Mr Looney’s London team rethinking where to put investment and how Australia might respond. He reveals…
Read MoreWOULDN’T LAUNCH IF WE WEREN’T CONFIDENT’: DOORDASH SET ON CONQUERING GROCERY DELIVERY
Food delivery giant DoorDash is launching a fleet of corner stores accessible only via its contracted couriers as it hopes to win a share of Australia’s $100 billion annual grocery market despite the recent failure of a string of local start-ups attempting the same thing. The company has been trialling three “DashMart” sites that will serve as bases to rapidly deliver fresh groceries, pantry staples and household items to customers living near the inner-western Sydney suburb of Alexandria, Melbourne’s CBD and Brisbane’s West End. DashMart’s Melbourne site: Locals will be able to pick up groceries via the DoorDash app. DashMart’s Melbourne site: Locals will be able to pick up groceries via the DoorDash app. SCOTT MCNAUGHTON / THE AGE DoorDash believes it has the scale to succeed where its competitors have failed. “We wouldn’t be launching and expanding if we weren’t confident,” DoorDash Australia, Canada and New Zealand general manager Rebecca…
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