Retailers

More than one Option “Sponsored by Nuffnang” Two times today I was reminded that the skills and experience that FMCG jobs provide, can open up many more options than you think. The first came in the form of an email from one of my clients. They required me to start the search for a Marketing [...]

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Tags: bakers delight, franchising, manage to own, nuffnang, own business, redundancy

The Age has picked up on the Coles Trading Terms issue in today’s paper and online. In an article by Ari Sharp it highlights the tension between Coles and Suppliers and indicated that there are ongoing demands for more terms and the offer of nothing in return. That is except if you count maintaining your [...]

Continue Reading The Age – Coles turns the screw on suppliers

Tags: ari sharp, coles trading terms, store refurbishment, the age

Is this the worst job – being a Coles National Account Manager or Business Manager.  Competing against a heavily supported house brand, reduced promotional activity, reduced ranging, delistings and on top of that a request for more trading terms. Request is probably not the correct word though is it?! Any Comments, anonymous of course – [...]

Continue Reading Coles National Account Managers

Tags: coles, coop, idi amin, mugabe, national account, ranging, trading terms, wesfarmers, woolworths

It’s pretty quiet on the jobs front, not many new roles but not a huge amount of candidates either. Last year we experienced and extraordinary December/January period where the recruitment process barely came to a stop as companies pushed to secure the best available talent even if it meant doing a reference check on New [...]

Continue Reading The Employment Market – January

Tags: economic, economic downturn, employment, FMCG, Jobs, recession, reference checks, seek

Woolworth’s has established a scheme where over 115,000 of their employees will be allowed to spend up to $1000 at any Woolworths store from their pre-tax income. The spending must take place before 9th January 2009. Given that the employees are probably pretty loyal, it is questionable if this will boost sales by very much. [...]

Continue Reading Woolworth’s Pre-Tax Spending Spree

Tags: $1000, Big W, pre-tax, rudd, woolworths

Another month’s results from the ACCC‘s Grocery Choice web site and Woowlorths is now the cheapest. So what does this mean?  The front page of the web site tells us the news; Woolworths cheapest on total grocery basket in 59 of 61 regions (up from 21 last month) Nationally, the price difference between Coles, Woolworths [...]

Continue Reading Grocery Choice – Another Month In!

Tags: ACCC, aldi, cheapest supermarket, choice, coles, grocery, grocery choice, rudd, woolworths

Hardware buying supermarkets, we have seen that, supermarkets investing in hardware, watch this space. Mitre 10 has been struggling for the past decade to have an impact in the Hardware channel, particularly in metropolitan areas. The Australian Financial Review has reported that Mitre 10 and Woolworths are in discussions regarding a capital injection or outright [...]

Continue Reading Retail in Reverse

Tags: ACCC, bunnings, coles, Mitre 10, wesfarmers, woolworths