EASTER SUNDAY TRADING IN VIC
Easter Sunday trading will be allowed in some rural and regional
centres as a result of exemptions granted by the Victorian Government
to allow such trading.
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REPORTING SEASON IN FULL SWING
Pacific Dunlop offshoot, Repco, saw its first-half sales revenue
hit $396.7 million, an increase of 4.3 per cent. This resulted in a
5.8% rise in net profit to $12.4 million.
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MBO FOR CLICKS
After a buyout by its South African parent, New Clicks Australia
has announced bold plans to increase its presence.
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ACCENTURE FORMS INDUSTRY GROUP FOR RFID
A group of industry leaders will work together to evaluate the
potential of new radio frequency identification RFID) technology to
enhance pharmaceutical product manufacturing, distribution and retail
operations within the United States with Accenture serving as program
manager.
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MARKS AND SPARKS TO RUN MORE RFID TRIALS
Marks & Spencer - known as Marks & Sparks by this writer -
will run more extensive trials of radio frequency identification
(RFID) tags following the success of an initial pilot in items of
clothing at its High Wycombe store near London.
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MONTHLY RETAIL SPEND HITS $15.8 BN SAYS CASHCARD
According to the most recently released Cashcard Retail Activity,
retail spending in January rose a healthy 0.8% seasonally adjusted.
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SMALL RETAILERS NEED TO BE ONLINE
Rick Segal, the author of the book "Retail Business Kit for
Dummies says that small retailers should make sure their websites are
attractive, comfortable and fun.
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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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