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Coffee is a liquid lifeline for Australia’s cafe industry

29 November 2011

IBIS World While consumers have avoided eating out recently, business information analysts at IBISWorld say Australians are less likely to…

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Buyer, beware of grocery superpowers

29 November 2011

Michael Coulter November 27, 2011 The Age Opinion Supermarkets are a blessing, but must be reminded they are not omnipotent,…

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Andrew Inwood: all about authenticity

29 November 2011

Alexandra Cain November 9, 2011 The Age Andrew Inwood was sitting around with his team one Friday afternoon mulling over…

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Woolies chief says retail conditions worst he has seen

29 November 2011

by: Jeff Whalley From: Herald Sun Source: Herald Sun   WOOLWORTHS chief Grant O’Brien has declared the weak conditions buffeting…

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Slim truth in fat figures

23 November 2011

Michael West November 23, 2011 – 11:39AM The Age A leading actuary has lampooned health lobby figures on the costs…

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Private-label blitz looms

23 November 2011

Eli Greenblat November 23, 2011 The Age AUSTRALIA’S leading supermarket chains, Coles and Woolworths, have lodged hundreds of trademark applications…

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Couche-Tard to Sharpen Fresh-Food Focus as Earnings Rise

23 November 2011

Nov 21, 2011 CSNEWS LAVAL, Quebec — As Alimentation Couche-Tard executives prepare to announce better-than-expected second quarter results, the company…

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Fashion Brands by Kg creates pop up store selling designer clothes by its weight

23 November 2011

by: By staff writers From: The Courier-Mail November 21, 2011 3:33PM FASHION can be a heavy issue, and one retailer…

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Woolies: give us our daily bread

23 November 2011

Paddy Manning November 22, 2011 The Age AUSTRALIA’S biggest retailer, Woolworths, has fired a shot across the bow of Goodman…

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Heinz hits out at home brands

23 November 2011

Eli Greenblat November 22, 2011 The Age THE chief executive of HJ Heinz, one of the world’s biggest food manufacturers,…

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7-Eleven Wins ARA Visa Australian Retailer of the Year Award

23 November 2011

15 November 2011 Article Link 7-Eleven Australia was awarded the Australian Retailers Association’s Visa Australian Retailer of the Year award,…

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Plain cigarette packaging to start in 2012

21 November 2011

From: AAP November 21, 2011 2:14PM WORLD-first laws requiring cigarettes to be sold in plain packets have passed their final…

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