Key points: WA councils would like stronger state laws to allow them to tackle abandoned trolleys Supermarkets say they are implementing measures to address trolleys taken from stores Fines appear to have limited affect on addressing the problem A Perth council that has more than 100 abandoned shopping trolleys at its operations centre says it […]
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Acquiring talented employees isn’t the only step to keeping your supermarket running smoothly. Once you have your top talent on board, your next focus should be on figuring out how to keep them. Improving employee retention is important to ensuring that your business is successful. Aside from talented employees helping the company grow, losing talent
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‘It’s so beautiful it almost made me cry’. Harris Farm has opened a new lavish store in Australia – boasting an in-house butcher and fishmonger, Messina parlour, build-a-cookie-pie station and 500 cheese varieties from around the world. The Lane Cove outlet is a one-of-a-kind “upmarket grocery shop” in Sydney – offering shoppers more than just a standard supermarket. Instead
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The Woolworths independent arbiter has written to the supermarket’s supplier base to urging them to come to her directly and confidentiality for assistance under an expansion of the role. Helen McKenzie has told suppliers that, since her role as began in 2020, she has received very few complaints from suppliers, suggesting that there was a
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A new Aldi supermarket has opened – but it’s unlike any other Australian store, selling artisan bread, freshly brewed coffee and ready-to-go meals. Aldi has launched a new store like no other – complete with an extensive ready-to-go meal section and iconic Special Buys. The German supermarket giant debuted its first Corner Store in North
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Grocery wholesaler Metcash is continuing to gain from the shift to convenience and local neighbourhood shopping, as group sales jumped 8.9 per cent across its hardware, liquor and food businesses so far this financial year, according to new chairman Peter Birtles. The retailer, which supplies the IGA and Foodland stores, indicated strong gains made over the
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For many people, receiving criticism triggers a stress response that makes their heart race, their blood pressure rise, and their perception of danger to become more astute. It’s the same response your body would have to, for instance, being chased by a lion. Wrap the health of your supermarket up into the equation, and you
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HR policies and procedures are the foundation of any successful business. They give legal protection by providing documentation of compliance with federal, state, and local labour laws and essentially guide every employee to optimise a company’s productivity. Policies and Procedures: What’s the Difference? Policies are continuing guidelines or rules used to manage your employees and
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Shoppers haven’t been impressed after vegan activists blocked milk aisles in a number of supermarkets, while vowing to “stop the supply” of dairy. Vegan activists have held sit-ins in supermarket dairy sections across the UK, much to the disgust of customers trying to buy milk. Members of Animal Rebellion staged the protests at high-end grocery
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Aldi Australia has expanded its trial of self-serve checkouts from 10 stores in NSW to being tested south of the border. A major change is coming to German supermarket Aldi, with a trial being expanded into Melbourne for the first time. Aldi first introduced a trial of six to eight self-serve checkouts last year in 10
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Customers visiting an Adelaide supermarket are encountering an unusual experience while they do their shopping. Customers at an Adelaide shopping centre are in for a shock, quite literally. Shoppers at Brighton Foodland supermarket have taken to social media to ask whether they’re the only ones feeling electric shocks while doing their grocery shopping. Shane Lavida
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Poultry retail franchisor Lenard’s has signed a distribution deal with wholesale warehouse Metcash to supply its chicken products to independent supermarkets nationwide. “Metcash is such a big supporter of Lenard’s,” said Harry Rumpler, CEO of Lenard’s. “Supermarkets are particularly excited as we have not been available in most of these regions for several years.” The
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The announcement comes more than three months after the supermarket announced it will give trans and gender diverse staff members an extra 10 days of paid gender affirmation leave. Coles supermarket has announced it will extend paid parental leave benefits for team members across its stores, distribution and support centres nationwide. From September 1, Coles
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