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NEW ZEALAND’S SHOCK BACKFLIP ON ‘GENERATION’ SMOKING BAN

01 December 2023

New Zealand has scrapped its world-leading smoking “generation ban”, which would have stopped anyone born after 2008 from ever legally…

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7-ELEVEN AUSTRALIA’S FAMILY OWNERS SELL FOR $1.71B

01 December 2023

Convenience and petrol retailer 7-Eleven’s Australian arm has been sold to its Japanese parent company after a hard-fought auction run by Azure…

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SUNTORY OCEANIA MARKS CONSTRUCTION MILESTONE

01 December 2023

Suntory Oceania will capitalise on the continuing popularity of ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages when its $400 million factory opens in mid-2024,…

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VIVA ENERGY TARGETS DOUBLING OF ANNUAL REVENUES FROM RETAIL DIVISION WITHIN FIVE YEARS

01 December 2023

Viva Energy has unveiled a target of doubling its annual revenues from its convenience and petrol station business, as it…

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NEW LAWS FOR JUVENILE KNIFE SALE BAN INTRODUCED TO PARLIAMENT (QLD)

01 December 2023

New laws for juvenile knife sale ban introduced to Parliament

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WOMEN IN CONVENIENCE – END OF YEAR NETWORKING WRAP UP  

30 November 2023

We wrapped up our 2023 calendar of events with the Women in Convenience (WIC) Networking Events – and they were…

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A CURRENT AFFAIR – BOWSER BANDITS 

30 November 2023

Petrol stations are turning to high-tech artificial intelligence to put the brakes on a surge in fuel theft sweeping the…

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LONDON GATWICK ELECTRIC FORECOURT ® TO OPEN SIMPLY FRESH CONVENIENCE STORE IMPLEMENTING AMAZON’S JUST WALK OUT TECHNOLOGY    

16 November 2023

GRIDSERVE and Simply Fresh bring Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology to the London Gatwick Electric Forecourt. Fast and frictionless shopping…

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EG GROUP ACQUIRE TESLA’S ULTRA-FAST CHARGERS   

16 November 2023

EG Group is pleased to announce that it has agreed to a deal to acquire Tesla’s latest ultra-fast charging units…

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CIRCLE K AIMS FOR PREMIER POSITION IN EUROPEAN E-MOBILITY    

16 November 2023

Circle K is aiming for a premier position in European emobility and has the valuable differentiators required to reach that…

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH ISTVAN KAPITANY (SHELL) ON THE CHINESE MARKET   

16 November 2023

We speak to István Kapitány, Global Executive Vice President of Shell Mobility, about the role of China in its global…

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ASDA TO CONVERT ACQUIRED EG GROUP FORECOURTS TO ASDA EXPRESS BY NEXT SUMMER   

16 November 2023

Asda will convert all of EG Group’s 356 forecourt stores to Asda Express by summer next year, The Grocer can reveal.  Following…

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