Cost-conscious grocery store habits US consumers developed during the faltering economy in the first six months of 2008 are destined to have a long-term impact on national shopping behavior, according...

Peak retail industry body the Australian Retailers Association (ARA) has today welcomed the recommendations in the Productivity Commission’s Market for Retail Tenancy Leases final report, but is...

Victorian Premier John Brumby today unveiled a $316 million overhaul of the training sector which, it is hoped, will help deal with the skills shortage. Under the biggest investment in Victoria’s...

Understanding consumer behaviour in a challenging economic climate will drive the success of retailers and manufacturers in the coming year, according to leading global market information supplier The...

With gross margins on fuel hovering around 5 per cent, it’s not surprising that many convenience store operators are taking a fresh look at their foodservice programs – where margins are typically...

A study by Unilever, one of the world’s leading consumer products companies, reveals how different demographic groups in America will change their shopping habits as belts continue to tighten during...

The ACCI Small Business Survey highlights that small business conditions have continued to deteriorate over the June 2008 quarter with this index falling to 43.4 – its lowest level since this Survey...

X5 Retail Group N.V., Russia’s largest retailer in terms of sales, and the System Analysis Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (“ISA RAN”), an acknowledged leader in traditional...

The NPD Group, Inc., a leading market research company, has discovered American consumers are gradually becoming more willing to change their purchase behaviour and shift from their regular shopping stores...

The notion of calorie counts on restaurant menus has polarised opinion in the US, as California appears likely to follow in the footsteps of New York and introduce controversial calorie count legislation. New...