Liquor a drag for Coles, but help is coming
Coles has appointed former Rudd Government staffer Andrew Charlton as finance chief of its liquor business in a bid to address the division's flagging fortunes. [Read More...]
[Fri 03/02/2012 12:59:40]
First Choice's web offering under fire
Coles is working hard to improve its online liquor retail offering, parent company Wesfarmers said, as analysts criticised its failure to compete with the multichannel format provided by Woolworths. [Read More...]
[Fri 03/02/2012 12:50:11]
Dan Murphy's, Cellarmasters results "outstanding": Woolies
Woolworths opened 14 Dan Murphy's stores during the first half of the 2011-12 financial year, and its liquor business experienced another quarter of strong growth across all brands, the company said. [Read More...]
[Wed 01/02/2012 03:03:43]
Under-fire Aldi defends "modest" offering
Liquor sold in Aldi stores is less likely to cause community harm than that of other retailers, the supermarket chain argued, amid a crackdown by the NSW liquor regulator on 14 of its liquor licence applications. [Read More...]
[Fri 27/01/2012 01:31:16]
Coles, Woolies spared worst of crackdown
Coles and Woolworths have emerged relatively unscathed from the NSW crackdown on liquor licence applications by the three major chains. [Read More...]
[Fri 27/01/2012 01:50:56]
Groundhog Day for Dan Murphy's in WA
Health authorities have failed in another bid to prevent Woolworths from opening a Dan Murphy's store in suburban Perth. [Read More...]
[Wed 25/01/2012 01:04:10]
Chains await verdict on liquor discounting
Liquor regulators will meet this week to decide on the future of discount liquor retailing in NSW, with bottle shop applications by the three large supermarket chains currently at a standstill. [Read More...]
[Mon 23/01/2012 03:07:12]
New look ILG bullish about prospects
With the right leadership team now in place and a competitive new offer for its banner groups, the Independent Liquor Group has turned the corner, according to CEO Doug Evans. [Read More...]
[Fri 20/01/2012 10:12:50]
Woolworths in legal battle with turncoat
An independent bottle shop owner who marshalled the community against a liquor store proposed by supermarket Woolworths, before selling his outlet to the Coles-owned Liquorland business, should not have to pay Woolworths' wasted legal costs, a liquor regu [Read More...]
[Wed 18/01/2012 01:45:32]
Dan Murphy's rejects "deadly spirit" tag
Liquor retailer Dan Murphy's sells an average of just one bottle per store per week of the 95 per cent ABV Polish spirit that has been depicted by tabloid media as posing a major threat to the community. [Read More...]
[Mon 16/01/2012 01:45:59]
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