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PLASTIC COFFEE CUPS, CONFETTI AND OTHER SINGLEUSE PLASTIC PRODUCTS BANNED IN SA FROM TODAY

11 October 2024

A range of single use plastic products will be banned from today in one of the most significant phases of…

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3 NEW WAYS AMAZON IS OFFERING MORE CHOICES WHILE MAKING GROCERY SHOPPING FASTER AND EASIER

11 October 2024

Today there are more brands and products than ever competing for a place in our shopping baskets—organic or non-organic; local…

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ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD RAISES BID FOR SEVEN & I

11 October 2024

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the parent of the Circle K convenience-store chain, has raised its offer to acquire Seven & i…

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IS THE RBA ABOUT TO BLEND THE BATTLE FOR LOWER MERCHANT FEES WITH ITS WAR ON INFLATION?

11 October 2024

Commentary by George Lekakis, Senior Banking and Financial Services Correspondent “Given the RBA’s present priority on curbing retail inflation, an…

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CANBERRA ASKED TO URGENTLY TACKLE GREEDY CARD FEES

10 October 2024

Uncontrolled debit fees adding $12 to a school laptop, and $6.40 for a car service Canberra, 10 October 2024: A…

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AS BP’S CONVENIENCE BUSINESS GROWS – IT DRIVES DIGITAL INNOVATION

10 October 2024

The company’s new app is a key part of reaching more customers and improving their bp experience. Even as bp…

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NEW SUNRISE AND SUNRISE LOCAL STORES LAUNCH ITS BIGGEST EVER ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN

01 October 2024

Shop with Purpose: New Sunrise and Sunrise Local Stores Launch its Biggest ever advertising campaign to Support Heart of the…

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NEW SUNRISE ICEWORKS CONFERENCE 2024: A ROYAL EXPERIENCE IN LONDON

27 September 2024

New Sunrise celebrated a significant milestone with Iceworks 2024, marking its first European conference. The conference took place on the…

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CONVENIENCE STORES EMBRACE PRIVATE BRANDS

26 September 2024

Within the convenience store model, convenience remains, naturally enough, the most important element that retailers in the channel provide their…

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FIRST LOOK: WHOLE FOODS MARKET OPENS NEW, SMALLER STORE FORMAT

26 September 2024

Whole Foods Market has unveiled its new retail concept, called Whole Foods Market Daily Shop, with a store in New…

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AP+ DEBIT CARD CHANGES WELCOME BUT WILL MEAN LITTLE TO ORDINARY AUSTRALIANS WITHOUT SERIOUS INDUSTRY AND RBA SUPPORT

26 September 2024

Independent Payments Forum Australia today congratulated Australian Payments Plus (AP+) on taking three, long-awaited and necessary steps towards fairer debit…

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LAWSON TO OPEN CONVENIENCE STORES OF THE ‘FUTURE’ NEXT SPRING IN TOKYO

26 September 2024

Lawson and its owners, major trading house Mitsubishi and telecommunications carrier KDDI, said Wednesday they will open convenience stores of…

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