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Woolworths expands online shopping operations

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Woolworths has announced that they are to extend their HomeShop service to areas in the south of Queensland. Woolworths set-up their HomeShop business, which provides home delivery of groceries, in February...

Name and Shame laws just weeks away

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Pioneering new laws that empower local councils as food safety enforcers and allow the government to publish food law violations are to come into effect next month. Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald...

US study finds private label growth misleading

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National brands, seemingly under siege by private labels, may have less to fear than previously thought. New research from The Nielsen Company indicates that private label growth is driven by rising commodity...

Asda roll-out 2p sausages to help families deal with rising food costs

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Discount UK retailer Asda has attempted to quell consumer concerns about food prices by providing sausages for the low price of two pence. Asda has provided prices low enough that they claim a family of...

Food and grocery to take top spot in e-retail

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Food and grocery is set to overtake electricals as the number one sector in e-retail in the UK, according to retail experts Verdict Research. The news comes following research, commissioned by Australian...

Food crisis conference to help plan for the “unthinkable”

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Food poisoning outbreaks and the range of preventative measures will be the focus of a major food crisis management conference in Sydney, Primary Industries Minister Ian Macdonald said today.The ‘Issues...

Relief as rates on hold

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The official cash rate has been kept at 7.25% by the Reserve Bank of Australia. The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Australia’s largest business organisation, has supported the...

Turnover down but food retail maintains weak growth trend

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The April estimate of retail trade has been released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics with the trend estimates unchanged from March this year. Food retail has experienced weak trend growth for the...

Rudd can do more to control grocery prices: ARA

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Peak retail body, the Australian Retailers Association (ARA), has urged the Rudd Government not to ‘wash their hands’ of the issue of grocery prices and look at other avenues to reduce costs for...

Private label pioneer opts for brands

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As major Australian supermarkets continue their push away from nationally advertised brands toward private labels, UK retailer Marks & Spencer, the quintessential private label retailer, has tentatively...