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Amazon plans to hire 100,000 over 18 months

16 January 2017

JANUARY 13 AP AMAZON plans to hire 100,000 full time workers over the next 18 months, highlighting its ambitious expansion…

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EPA defends new drinks deposit scheme in NSW

16 January 2017

Ben Hagemann January 12, 2017 C&I Magazine South Australia has been running a successful CDS since 1977. Image: Adelaide Hills…

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Shell Australia blames Victorian government for rising gas prices

16 January 2017

Angela Macdonald-Smith January 11 2017 The head of oil giant Shell’s Australian multibillion-dollar operations has laid the blame for the…

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Domino’s hikes pizza prices on Sundays to cover penalty rates

12 January 2017

Dana McCauley JANUARY 10, 2017 news.com.au YOUR pizza craving just got more expensive, with Domino’s introducing a pesky surcharge to…

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Shopping and changing: How we went from corner stores to drone deliveries

12 January 2017

BYNADA FARHOUD 9 JAN 2017 MIRROR UK From high streets with butchers, bakers and grocers to corner shops and the…

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A Christmas horror story for department store retailing

12 January 2017

STEPHEN BARTHOLOMEUSZ January 10, 2017 The Australian Business columnistMelbourne The Australian department store and general merchandise retailers would have looked…

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How to Compete at the Drive-Thru

12 January 2017

Tom Cook, King-Casey January 10, 2017, CSNews Operators must go beyond speed of transaction and order accuracy. As a convenience…

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Panasonic’s e-checkout removes human from bagging area

09 January 2017

TAKASHI MOCHIZUKI December 14, 2016 The Wall Street Journal Panasonic Corp. hopes to change convenience stores with a machine that…

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The 2017 Outlook on Tobacco

09 January 2017

Renee M. Covino December 14, 2016, Convenience Store News What to expect as cigarettes, cigars, smokeless and vapor roll into…

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Rutter's Toasts Changes in Beer Laws

09 January 2017

December 14, 2016, CSNews Fourth store adds beer sales this week in Leola, Pa. LEOLA, Pa. — Rutter’s Farm Stores…

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MEDIA RELEASE: Costly container scheme to hurt consumers

09 January 2017

22 December 2016 The peak body for Australia’s convenience sector, the Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS), has called upon…

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Welcome to 2017

09 January 2017

Happy New Year and on behalf of all of us at AACS we hope that it is a successful one…

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