BIG W’s state-of-the-art distribution centre at Hoxton Park, Sydney BIG W’s new 89,000sqm distribution centre at Hoxton Park in Sydney was the big winner at the recent Australian Supply Chain & Logistics Awards. The retail ...
Australian food group Goodman Fielder, which has made losses in its last two financial years, said today (22 November) it had secured a "milestone" agreement on prices and recovering input costs. MD Chris Delaney said Goodman Fielder had ...
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Marks&Spencer(M&S)was named Responsible Retailer of the Year at the World Retail Awards. The accolade,awarded for the companies that are'outstanding corporate citizens'and'deliver world class standards of best practice in corporate ...
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Confectioner The Jelly Bean Factory has extended its manufacturing facility in Ireland to include an additional production line. The addition of the line at the Dublin plant will produce a new range of gourmet Belgian chocolate coated ...
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Australian supermarket chain Woolworths has announced that it is cutting the prices of various cuts of lamb by 20%to 30%. The company is offering 30%off lamb chops,over 20%off lamb cutlets,and 20%off racks of lamb,lamb leg roasts and lamb ...
Tags: prices, lamb, cost of living
Officeworks has reported a 0.7 per cent increase in sales to $1.5 billion in the full year to June 30. Wesfarmers’ home improvement and office supplies group managing director John Gillam said the office supplies division ...
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A campaign to more clearly identify and rank the myriad sustainability claims surrounding the production of printer paper has gained momentum with the release of a draft report by a government-supported environmental group. The report ...
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Asian stocks rose, with a regional benchmark index headed for its biggest monthly rally since September 2010, as Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos said major progress was made in debt-swap talks and Japan’s industrial production ...
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