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Confirmation of Employment at Your supermarket

Clear communication is important at your supermarket, and your employment agreement should be the clearest. With recent changes made to the statutory requirements and wage rates, supermarkets in Australia need to follow a confirmation of employment process. Importance of Confirmation Annual confirmation of the employment program allows you to communicate effectively with your employees and […]

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Does your Supermarket have a Digital Marketing Strategy?

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In an increasingly online world, the importance of a digital marketing strategy for all supermarkets is undeniable. Digital marketing is the term given to all forms of online marketing. This can include things such as email marketing, loyalty programs, paid ads, or any number of other strategies for reaching your customers on their phones or

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Plans to phase out battery hens and caged eggs causing confusion

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Key points: Coles and Woolworths are set to phase out caged eggs by 2025 Farmers are calling for financial support to ease the transition to free-range farming The egg industry says consumers can expect an egg shortage The plan to phase out caged hens by 2036 is causing national confusion among egg farmers, supermarkets and

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Food supplies to be disrupted by floods: SPC

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The maker of more than 100 popular supermarket staples such as SPC baked beans, Ardmona canned tomatoes and Goulburn Valley fruits is concerned flooding across Victoria will affect supplies of key produce. SPC chairman Hussein Rifai on Tuesday said the company had hundreds of suppliers across flood-affected regions, many of whom had been inundated, and

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IGA budget-friendly move ties prices to Coles and Woolworths

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IGA has responded to cost-of-living pressures by price matching the lowest shelf items of its biggest rivals. Every IGA store in the country will match lower Woolworths and Coles’ prices for more than 600 ‘essential products’, from this month. Larger IGA stores will go a step further, and match the lowest regular shelf price of

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No easing in food inflation before Christmas

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The boss of Metcash, the nation’s largest supermarket wholesaler, believes cost pressures swirling through the global economy and causing a rapid acceleration in the price of food and groceries is likely to remain in place until at least the start of next year. And shoppers who first walked into a Metcash-affiliated supermarket – such as

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SPAR unveils new distribution centre

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SPAR Australia has launched its new state-of-the-art distribution centre within ESR Australia’s Acacia Ridge Business Park in Brisbane. The 13,400sqm DC will service approximately 240 independent retail supermarkets across the nation. Further, the facility is set to employ over 80 people and will contribute to the employment of an additional 2500 workers who will work

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Woolworths’ MyDeal hit by breach, customer data stolen

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Woolworths says some 2.2 million customers of its MyDeal business have had their data stolen after the company identified “unauthorised access” to its systems. The supermarket giant made the disclosure late on Friday, after the market had closed. “MyDeal is in the process of contacting the approximately 2.2 million affected customers by email … Woolworths

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Woolworths goes shopping for Coles supermarket

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Supermarket operator Woolworths has stolen a march on Coles, snapping up a small Sydney mall in which its arch rival is the main tenant and paying a hefty premium for the $68 million property in the process. It’s the latest turf battle between the two grocery giants who typically duke it out on pricing in

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8 Ways to Prevent Inventory Shrinkage at your Supermarket

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Inventory shrinkage impacts supermarkets all across Australia. It can be caused by customer or employee theft, unreliable inventory management systems, poor recordkeeping, errors with invoices, a change in operations, fraudulent vendors, or misplaced items. A few consequences of inventory shrinkage are as follows: Loss of revenue A lower amount of purchasing power Unsatisfactory customer service

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How to Protect Supermarket Workers from Abusive Customers

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One of the many pitfalls that supermarket workers might run into is encountering abusive and threatening customers. Not only are these individuals difficult to be around, but they can make an employee’s life miserable in more ways than one. The following guide seeks to help supermarket employers protect their workers from abusive customers in three

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The retail giants sizing down their stores

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Big retailers are sizing down, with supermarket brand IGA and furniture retailer Ikea both offering up small scale versions of their stores. IGA has announced it will be opening up and rebranding 400 stores across the country as IGA Local Grocers – a small-format supermarket under 500 square metres. “We try as much as we

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Coles boss still expects Christmas splurge

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Coles Group boss Steven Cain expects shoppers will still splurge on items such as seafood, ham and Black Forest bombe puddings this holiday season and any major pull-back on spending will not occur until early next year. Mr Cain told The Australian Financial Review Coles is catering for all budgets and expects “the best Christmas ever” as

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Confirmation of Employment at Your supermarket

Does your Supermarket have a Digital Marketing Strategy?

Plans to phase out battery hens and caged eggs causing confusion

Food supplies to be disrupted by floods: SPC

IGA budget-friendly move ties prices to Coles and Woolworths

No easing in food inflation before Christmas

SPAR unveils new distribution centre

Woolworths’ MyDeal hit by breach, customer data stolen

Woolworths goes shopping for Coles supermarket

8 Ways to Prevent Inventory Shrinkage at your Supermarket

How to Protect Supermarket Workers from Abusive Customers

The retail giants sizing down their stores

Coles boss still expects Christmas splurge

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