7-Eleven, Australia’s leading convenience retailer, has won 3  awards at the Australian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) gala dinner in Melbourne last night: – Winner – AACS Major...

New research released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan shows that the growth of online shopping is forcing structural changes to the Australian retailing...

With the opening of another Melbourne store set for late 2013, the retailing giant Costco’s commitment to using local Australian produce will see a demand for additional new suppliers. This is a welcome...

Leading UK grocery retailer Tesco is facing some tough decisions after ratings agency Standard & Poor changed its outlook from “stable” to “negative” due to concerns about “weakening”...

Some of Australia’s best-known olive oil producers have revealed that pressures from the high Australian dollar, adverse weather conditions and aggressive pricing of major marketers, are all impacting...

Metcash, which supplies IGA supermarkets, has completed its acquisition of 100 per cent ownership of hardware chain, Mitre 10. Following the plans announced last month, Metcash said it would raise up to...

The competition between supermarket house brands and supplier brands continues with Woolworths just releasing its Official Range Profile of brands for its Australian supermarkets. The Australian supermarket...

Frozen foods continue to grow in popularity in the UK and Australia. The British Frozen Food Federation values the industry at just under 5.4 billion pounds, with a growth of 6.1% year on year. The British...

The Wesfarmers-owned Coles Supermarket group has seen a sales growth of 3 per cent over the last quarter of the financial year ended June 30 2012, beating rival Woolworths for a twelfth straight quarter...

Australian retail trade saw a moderate improvement in the June 2012 quarter, with an increase of 3.3 per cent in overall activity as measured by the AFGC CHEP Retail Index. However, the Index predicts...