PETROL WARS - THE FALLOUT CONTINUES
Foodland, the WA-based supermarket, is reported to be entering the
petrol-discount fray. It is apparently in negotiations to buy 16
petrol outlets in Perth.
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MORE OPPOSITION TO WOOLIES AND COLES
Not content with moving into the petrol retailing business,
Woolworths and Coles have recently turned their attention to the
pharmaceutical sector – with both saying they want to sell
prescription drugs.
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CLOTHING RETAILER TO RETURN TO ASX?
The Just Jeans Group, one of the country’s best-known
clothing retailers, is rumoured to be preparing to relist on the
Australian Stock Exchange.
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STORE WARS HELPING PLAYERS POST GOOD RESULTS
Interesting that the “war” between David Jones and
Myer has had a positive impact on both organizations – in much
the same way as the brewers have “beer wars” or the
soft-drink makers have “cola wars” in order to stimulate
interest in the sector.
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GUCCI GOING, GOING, GONE
Pinault Printemps Redoute, the French retailer, is planning to
snaffle all the shares it doesn’t already control on the Gucci
share register.
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MAJORITY OF RETAILERS PLANNING POS UPGRADE
More than 80% of retailers that participated in a recent survey
said they planned to upgrade or replace their point of sale software
systems.
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WOMEN HIT THE SHOPS TO GET FIT??
This might come as no surprise to our male readers who have been
dragged around various retail outlets by their “better halves”,
but a survey from South Africa says women cover about 214km a year on
average just by walking around the shops.
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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
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