RETAILERS CALL ON LABOR FOR BIPARTISAN SUPPORT OF COALITION’S PLAN TO FIGHT ILLICIT TOBACCO AND VAPE CRIME CRISIS
Retailers living and working in fear of Australia’s out-of-control tobacco wars have called on the Federal Labor Party to urgently…
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FEDS ILLEGAL TOBACCO CRACKDOWN “LIKE TRYING TO USE A NUT TO SMASH A SLEDGEHAMMER”
The Australian Government’s latest plan to crack down on illegal tobacco does not go far enough, falls well-short of the…
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‘BE KIND IN RETAIL’INDUSTRY JOINS FORCES TO LAUNCH NEW NATION-WIDE CHRISTMAS CAMPAIGN
A coalition of shopping centre, retail, fuel and convenience, pharmacy, security and cleaning industry groups has joined forces to launch…
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AACS WELCOMES VICTORIA’S TOUGH NEW TOBACCO LICENSING LAWS
Australia’s peak body for convenience stores has welcomed the Victorian Government’s strict new tobacco licensing laws that will see huge…
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AACS AND C&I MEDIA ANNOUNCE NEW STRATEGIC ALLIANCE
The Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) and C&I Media have announced a new five-year strategic alliance to commence from…
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RETAILERS BACK CALLS TO OUTLAW DEBIT CARD SURCHARGES AND CUT CARD FEES
Retailers have welcomed a plan by the Federal Government to cut greedy debit card fees set by financial institutions, in…
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CANBERRA ASKED TO URGENTLY TACKLE GREEDY CARD FEES
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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BLACK MARKET CIGARETTES OPENLY PURCHASED IN MELBOURNE AS LEGAL TOBACCO TRADE PLUMMETS
At a busy tobacconist in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston, a constant flow of customers are walking through the front…
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THE GREAT SURCHARGING ‘RORT’ WHERE NOTHING COSTS WHAT IT SEEMS
In the main committee room of Parliament House, Labor MP Jerome Laxale held up a crumpled $5 polymer banknote. Why,…
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ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD ACQUIRES GETGO CAFE + MARKET STORES
Yesterday, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. announced it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire GetGo Café +Markets from supermarket retailer Giant Eagle Inc.…
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CONVENIENCE STORE NEWS’ 2024 TECHNOLOGY LEADER OF THE YEAR
LAVAL, Quebec — As the second-largest convenience store chain in the United States, Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. and its banners — primarily, its…
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AACS HOSTS SUCCESSFUL WOMEN IN CONVENIENCE BREAKFASTS
A fantastic turnout attended the recent Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) Women in Convenience Breakfasts in Sydney and Melbourne.…
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