A new report has highlighted 30 business benefits that can be derived by CPG manufacturers and retailers who share critical sales data and analyse it together. The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA)...

The global recession is giving rise to a new breed of consumer that demands greater value for money and is less likely to put up with inferior service, according to a UK report released overnight. The...

Baby boomers are shifting their grocery purchase patterns as they approach retirement age, according to new research from the US where – like Australia – baby boomers represent a significant...

International retail giants Aldi and Costco have Adelaide in their expansion plans, but are yet to be drawn on a likely entry date. German-based discount grocer Aldi has grown rapidly along the east coast...

Around two in every five NSW food retailers routinely inspected by councils in the last six months of last year failed to comply with all critical food handling practices, according to the most comprehensive...

Costco’s arrival on the Australian retail arena is edging ever closer and their Australian boss remains steadfast in the belief that their offering will appeal to Australian consumers. Making their...

Food retailers would be “foolish” to cut spending on their supermarket chains even as they navigate an economy in recession, analysts BMI have claimed in a German-based report. In recent months,...

The latest data from the ABS has shown restaurants, take-away outlets and cafés record seasonally adjusted growth of 1.4 per cent in May, outstripping the rise in sales of 1 per cent seen in the food...

The Federal Government’s unit pricing* Code of Conduct becomes operable today, with retailers given until 1 December 2009 to display unit pricing on food based grocery items. The Australian National...

A new study has revealed that less than 20 per cent of consumers trust food manufacturers and retailers to develop and sell food products that are safe and healthy. The research, by IBM, also discovered...