"The result for the first half of the financial year reflected solid growth in emerging markets, ongoing operating improvements and the benefits from recent acquisitions. Earnings per share, for the continuing operations, increased 22% to ...
Tags: Packaging&Printing, Amcor
Global food manufacturer, the Kellogg Company (Kellogg), has announced a global commitment to work with palm oil suppliers to source “fully traceable palm oil, produced in a manner that’s environmentally responsible, socially ...
Tags: traceable palm oil, transparent sourcing, Palm oil debate
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has set its policy agenda for 2014, with the competition regulator setting its sights on deceptive online pricing and low-cost imports as two major issues facing the retail industry ...
Tags: retail industry, ACCC, imports
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has decided to not object to Australia Post’s proposal to increase the prices of ordinary letter services, including the basic postage rate (BPR) from 60 cents to 70 cents. The price ...
Tags: increase the prices of ordinary letter, letter services
Longstanding Myer CEO and managing director Bernie Brookes has put pen to paper on a new, open-ended contract worth $2 million per annum, plus performance based cash and equity bonuses. At the same time, the experienced retail head as ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Myer
Just 18 months after David Jones was subject to a bizarre takeover bid from a relatively unknown company in the UK, talks of a merger have once again surfaced --- this time with department store competitor Myer. David Jones explained the ...
Tags: Retailer
When Harvey Norman secured the exclusive distribution of the much-anticipated LG Nexus 4 in January 2013, it wasn’t just the $97 mark-up that irritated consumers, it was also the narrow retail distribution. Early adopter Cameron, a ...
Tags: LG, Lenovo, ACCC, Narta Group
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released a statement expressing its concerns over BlueScope's proposed acquisition of OneSteel Sheet & Coil business from Arrium Ltd. Australian watchdog said that the proposed ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accepted undertakings from both Coles and Woolworths supermarket groups that they will each voluntarily cease making fuel saving offers that are wholly or partially funded by any ...
Tags: ACCC, supermarket
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has filed separate proceedings in the Federal Court against egg producers in Western Australia (WA) and New South Wales (NSW) alleging that each of the producer’s use of ...
Tags: egg, food, free-range
Due to the expected strong concern about the impact on the market, BlueScope's merge plan of taking over OneSteel's sheet and coil distribution business has hit a hurdle. It’s known that the proposed acquisition would remove ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
In 2009, Mitsubishi Electric contacted one of its dealers, Mannix Electrical in South Australia, telling the reseller it was discounting too much – $200 – on a 7.1-kilowatt air conditioner. This model generally retailed for ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Mitsubishi Electric
More than 14,000 diesel-powered Holden Captiva models have been recalled due to a fault with the SUVs’ fuel feed hose that could lead to fire. The recall affects 14,230 Holden Captiva 5 and Captiva 7 models built in Korea between ...
Tags: Holden Captiva, SUVs
High flying Apple Australia, the company that tried to sell a 3G tablet with a 4G name, has been brought down a notch today, having been forced to make court enforceable undertakings to the ACCC that it will improve its consumer practices ...
Tags: Apple Australia, Consumer Law, ACCC
Australia's consumer watchdog has started legal proceedings against Reebok Australia over misleading claims about its EasyTone shoes. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said today (18 December) it has instituted ...
Tags: Reebok, shoes, misleading