WESTCO IN HOT WATER
The folk at Westco received a swift kick in the pants when they
tried to force staff to wear t-shirts with a suggestive slogan.
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PETROL DISCOUNTING - ANOTHER "UNHAPPYCAMPER"
The Motor Trade of South Australia has joined the growing chorus
of organizations who are not all that thrilled with the entry of
Woolworths and Coles into the petrol retailing game.
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SUPERMARKETS TO BECOME HOMES FOR BANKS??
A recent survey by IBM Consulting Services, which was conducted on
behalf of Sainsbury's Bank, has predicted that the number of
supermarket banking customers in the UK will increase by almost 150%
in the next five years - from around 5.8 million people today to
around 14.4 million people.
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RETAILERS TO INCREASE THEIR IT SPEND
Retailers will lift their spending on information technology by
around nine per cent in 2004.
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JUST GROUP REVEALS FULL DETAILS OF IPO
The Just Group has revealed details of plans to raise some $550
million through the sale of more than 203 million shares in the
company for around $2.70 a pop.
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SURVEY SHOWS RFID IS UNSTOPPABLE
Findings of a survey released at the Packaging Strategies Summit,
which has been running since 1988 and which attracts nearly 350
people every year from around the packaging world, have shown that
RFID is here to stay.
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COLORADO CLIMBS, GOWING DOWN
The Colorado Group has announced a 28% increase in net profit
thanks to an increase in sales of shoes and clothing.
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Close
This bulletin is edited and compiled by retail commentator John Kingsley-Jones.
John has worked as an Editor, Chief Sub-Editor
and journalist in magazines and newspapers both
in Australia and overseas.
In the past 15 years, he has consulted to a
range of companies and brands such as Unilever,
Mars Confectionery, TipTop, Tooheys, McWilliam's
Wines, Goodyear and BMW.
That's it for this issue of the Retail One-Stop. If you
have any questions or comments please give us a call on 02 9419 8356 or email us
on info@eps.net.au.
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