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Group buying novelty wears off

26 March 2012

March 19, 2012 The Age There are only so many sets of cheap sheets and discounted gadgets the Australian public…

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Wal-Mart seeks slice of Apple

26 March 2012

John Jannarone The Wall Street Journal March 19, 2012 FOR years, the technology world’s best and brightest innovators have failed…

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Mounting scams target busy owners

26 March 2012

Christopher Niesche March 19, 2012 The Age THE Australian Competition and Consumer Commission received 83,150 reports of scams from small…

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World’s Most Bizarre Vending Machines

19 March 2012

NACSonline 13 March 2012 Vending machine sushi and medical marijuana are just some of the items available in the world’s…

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Chains fear carbon tax slug

19 March 2012

Steve Lewis 16 March 2012 The Courier-Mail SOME of Australia’s best-known small business chains – including 7-Eleven and Caltex Star…

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Will burger mania change group buying?

19 March 2012

Larissa Ham March 15, 2012 The Age More big brands may start marketing on group buying sites. After two days…

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The small business furphy

19 March 2012

March 15, 2012 The Age It says a lot about Canberra in general and the Greens in particular that annual…

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Suppliers talk in ACCC Coles, Woolworths probe

19 March 2012

Stephen McMahon Herald Sun March 15, 2012 A STRING of grocery suppliers has come forward to help the competition watchdog…

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Social Media to Thwart Crime

19 March 2012

CSD Staff Mar 14, 2012 Convenience Store Decisions Mac’s Convenience Stores has added social media to its crime prevention tactics…

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Carbon tax blow for small shops

19 March 2012

Steve Lewis, Anne Wright Herald Sun March 15, 2012 THE full impact of the carbon tax on struggling small businesses,…

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MilkPEP Stepping Up Efforts to Fortify Milk Sales

19 March 2012

CSNews 13 March 2012 Brian Berk NEW YORK — Got milk? For convenience store retailers, the answer is very likely…

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Gillard announces adviser for small businesses

19 March 2012

AAP March 14, 2012 The Courier-Mail Prime Minister Julia Gillard said that a new Small Business Commissioner would advise time-poor…

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