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WorkJam – the leading digital workplace for organisations with frontline employees – has announced a new partnership with Australian pharmacy, health and beauty store giant, Priceline Pharmacy. WorkJam has been tasked with improving communication between the leadership team, franchise owners and team members, reaching over 5,500 employees across Priceline’s 470...

Regional business owners in Victoria will have access to free, in-person advice about the Victorian Government’s single-use plastics ban, when experts from the National Retail Association visit over 3000 retailers between October and December. Problematic single-use plastics will be banned from sale or supply in Victoria from 1 February 2023. The ban...

Retailers operating in New Zealand should be aware that certain hard-to-recycle packaging and single-use plastic products are now banned. From 1 October 2022, it is illegal to provide, sell or manufacture the following plastic products in Aotearoa New Zealand: Single-use plastic drink stirrers (all plastic types) Definition: A single-use plastic drink stirrer is any...

Article by Josh Strutt Associate Director – Deployment, Retail Doctor Group ________________________________________________________ ‘Fit’ retail teams win their Grand Final of retailing each year by ensuring the basics are in place. Visits to shopping centres and precincts this month have also strengthened my view on the other elements that contribute to a successful Christmas...

The National Retail Association has unveiled its premiere gala event on September 16 at the Star Gold Coast, with awards to recognise both retail businesses and the individuals who have excelled in the industry over the past 12 months. This year, the award winners showcased the very best that the Australian retail...

The NSW Return and Earn program has reached a major recycling milestone with 8 billion bottles, cans and drink cartons returned since 2017. Minister for Environment James Griffin said the initiative has fundamentally shifted people’s behaviour, turning what was once seen as waste into a now-valuable resource for the recycling...

Retailers are continuing to call for the Albanese Government to lower expenses for small and medium-sized businesses by mandating least-cost routing. The latest Retail Payment data for July released by the Reserve Bank showed a 27.3 percent increase in total card payments year on year, of which the payment fees,...

Following the recent passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced that 22 September 2022 shall be declared a National Public Holiday. In announcing the National Day of Mourning, Prime Minister Albanese said: “I have asked Premiers and Chief Ministers that Thursday 22 September 2022 be declared...

The National Measurement Institute (NMI) undertakes major yearly compliance programs across industry sectors to make sure systems, such as shop scales, fuel dispensers, and utility meters, are reliable and deliver fair measure. The program aims to ensure that measuring instruments are fit-for-purpose, measurements are made correctly and representations about measurements...

eInvoicing explained eInvoicing is the new, easy and secure way to send and receive invoices between buyers’ and suppliers’ software. It is different to sending PDF invoices in your software or by email. Using eInvoicing is like using a mobile phone service. Once you select a provider and get connected to...

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