WALMART SOUNDS WARNING
Higher oil prices will cause a double whammy of a negative impact
on consumer spending and higher prices for consumer goods - which
means retailers will be squeezed.
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FUEL SALES SPUR COLES MYER HIGHER
One can only wonder what impact higher fuel prices will have on
Coles Myer which recently reported that sales of fuel for the quarter
had passed the $1 billion mark - an achievement which was pushing up
sales in its food and liquor division by over 9%.
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FOODLAND JOINING THE FUEL FRAY
Given the fuel sales being achieved by Coles and Woolies, it is
hardly surprising that Foodland is considering following in the
footsteps.
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SOUTH AUSTRALIANS REJECT SCHEME
Retailers in South Australian have decided not to support a trial
of a scheme to reduce credit card fraud.
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CONSUMERS PICKING UP THE CREDIT CARD TAB
The number of businesses that are charging consumers for credit
card purchases is on the rise.
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SUMO SALADS - SOMETHING NEW
This company must take the prize for one of the most unusual names
for a new fast food outlet.
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CHEEKY SALADS ALSO A NEW CONCEPT
Cheeky Salads, a new fresh food retail concept, has just opened at
Macquarie Centre in Sydney's northern suburbs.
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RFID AT WOOLIES AND COLES
Woolworths and Coles are reported to be adopting RFID to slash
costs by automating their supply chains.
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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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