CONSUMER SPENDING ON THE RISE IN THE US
Wealthy Americans are responsible for a rise in consumer spending
which is growing at the fastest rate for 16 years.
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COMPETITION POLICY A “FAILURE”
Independent retailers say there is mounting evidence to suggest
national competition policy is failing the retail grocery sector –
with the National Independent Retailers Association saying dominance
of the two major supermarket chains is creating a duopoly.
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SALES SOAR AT HARVEY NORMAN
Harvey Norman has recorded a 22% rise in sales in the million in
the three months to September 30. What has been the secret to of this
success?
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DAIRY FARMERS TO MEET HEAD OF WOOLIES
Ron Boswell, the leader of the National Party in the Senate, has
arranged a meeting between Australian dairy farmers and the head of
Woolworths to discuss price issues.
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CHATSWOOD CHASE CENTRE SOLD
It has long been considered one of the most sought-after shopping
centres in Australia – and there would have been plenty of
interested buyers. So who won the race to buy Chatswood Chase and
what did they pay?
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FOODLAND SELLS NZ DEPARTMENT STORES
Foodland Associates have sold New Zealand’s only nation-wide
chain of department stores for $271 million.
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RETAIL SALES ARE BUOYANT IN NZ
Retail sales are well ahead of expectations, according to
Statistics New Zealand (SNZ), a development some are putting down to
the buoyant housing market.
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SAS BUYS MARKETMAX
SAS, the leader in business intelligence, announced on Monday the
acquisition of Marketmax, the leading provider of advanced retail
planning and merchandise intelligence software.
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NCR WINS CASHCARD CONTRACT
Cashcard has awarded NCR Corporation a multi-year contract to
provide maintenance and software services to maintain and support
part of its fleet of automated teller machines (ATMs).
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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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