press releases

MESSAGE FROM OUR CEO JEFF ROGUT

22 March 2020

Good afternoon, Firstly thank you again to our thousands of store operators and their staff for continuing to keep their…

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AACS CALLS OUT POLICE INACTION AS CRIME WAVE SPIRALS

24 February 2020

Frightening evidence has emerged of a service station owner’s pleas for help from local police being summarily and mockingly dismissed,…

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AACS BACKS CALL FOR MANDATED LEAST-COST ROUTING

10 February 2020

The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has lent its support to calls for the Reserve Bank to mandate least-cost…

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ANOTHER VIOLENT ROBBERY REINFORCES NEED FOR REAL RESPONSE

03 February 2020

On Friday it happened in Glen Waverley, Melbourne. Details of weekend incidents will soon emerge and this week it will…

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ILLICIT TOBACCO STILL IGNORED AT STREET LEVEL

28 October 2019

The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has welcomed the Health Minister’s commitment to a national tobacco public education campaign…

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ANOTHER TOBACCO TAX GRAB FOR NO HEALTH GAIN

09 September 2019

With the Government sneaking through another legal tobacco tax hike on Sunday, the outlook for illegal tobacco smugglers just got…

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WE NEED A STRONGER RESPONSE TO CRIME

09 September 2019

The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has thrown its support behind Victoria Police calls for a stronger legislative response…

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AACS COMMENDS TASMANIAN GOVERNMENT FOR RECOGNISING THE THREAT TO SMALL BUSINESSES

12 August 2019

The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has commended the Tasmanian Government for recognising the threat to small businesses that…

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Retail Bodies Renew Call for Greater Enforcement Against Illegal Tobacco as Report Shows Illegal Trade Still at 14%.

24 June 2019

A coalition of Australia’s largest retailers has today renewed calls for greater enforcement against illegal tobacco, after a new report…

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THE GOVERNMENT’S TOBACCO HYPOCRISY CALLED OUT

10 June 2019

The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) has labelled the Australian Government hypocritical when it comes to its governance of…

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ARE YOU KEEPING PACE WITH THE EVOLUTION OF CATEGORY MANAGEMENT?

20 May 2019

Competition for the “convenience” shopper is at an all-time high. Convenience store operators must ensure they are mastering category management…

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CONVENIENCE RETAILERS MUST TAP INNOVATION TO MEET ‘SKY-HIGH’ EXPECTATIONS

06 May 2019

Retail technology is becoming a bigger priority than ever before, as evidenced by the record number of attendees at the…

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