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I mentioned a couple of weeks ago in a post that Coles were hitting the suppliers up for more terms. Well the story continues. Coles are chasing 2% more terms from all supplier; these include the big guys Simplot and Unilever. You don’t get anything for this just a handshake and the promise they will [...]

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Frank additions yesterday from Coles CEO – Ian Mcleod as reported in The Age; “If you’ve got a CEO (Brian Quinn) that ends up in jail and you end up firing your merchandise director (Peter Scott) for corruption, it’s a bit tricky for people to actually have belief in the leadership,” he said. What about [...]

Continue Reading Coles – A Basket Case?

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For the 5th consecutive month Job Ads have fallen in Australia. I take a professional interest in The Age classifieds on Saturdays and have seen a dramatic fall-off in advertising for Sales and Marketing roles in FMCG. This week I could not find one in the Early General News and very few in the Classifieds [...]

Continue Reading Job Ads Dip – September Data

Here is a list of signs we are currently seeing to back up the statistics of the economic downturn; L’Oreal has flown the coop from the Flemington Birdcage VALUES of Gold Coast listed companies have plummeted almost 60 per cent since last year Selfridge’s on Sunday launched a new up-scale chocolate treat — the “Credit [...]

Continue Reading Signs of an Economic Downturn!

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I came across this article in a Small Business Blog today and thought it relates directly to FMCG businesses of any size. The crux of the comment is that you can get too wrapped up in perfecting a product or service and be too slow to tell the market about it. Obviously there are pitfalls [...]

Continue Reading Small Business Article – Worth a read

Congratulations on finding us! This brand new blog is a source of news and comment for the Australian FMCG market place from both a Supplier and Retail perspective. The aim of this site is too keep you more informed than your boss regarding the coming and goings in the trade. We also aim to give [...]

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