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    <title><![CDATA[Coles, Woolworths: Lowered GST threshold is not the solution]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Both Coles&#039; Ian McLeod and Woolworth&#039;s Tjeerd Jegen have made clear that they do not believe lowering the GST threshold is the key to improving retail competitiveness.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:32:57 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[Debt riddled Lisa Ho to shut remaining doors]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Australian fashion designer Lisa Ho has been forced to close her remaining stores after going into voluntary administration in May.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Retail giants slam Bob Katter&#039;s Bill]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Supermarket bosses Ian McLeod of Coles and Tjeerd Jegen of Woolworths Supermarkets and Petrol have both dismissed independent MP Bob Katter&#039;s Bill to reduce their market share to 20 per cent each.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Supermarket giants, AFGC form code of conduct]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Details of a new voluntary code of conduct is currently being finalised following negotiations between Woolworths, Coles and the Australian Food and Grocery Council.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Woolworths opens round-the-clock QLD store]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Grocery shopping at any time of the day with Woolworths will be available to residents and visitors of Brisbane Airport&#039;s Skygate retail precinct.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:00:57 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[Kathmandu CEO goes back to work]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Kathmandu&rsquo;s managing director Peter Halkett has returned to work after being on sick leave since April.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:00:13 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[New Winning Appliances&#039; showroom engages customers]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The big focus for Winning Appliances is customer engagement and the company plans to do this with its newly opened flagship Redfern showroom in NSW.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:00:23 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[NSW/ACT FCA Award winners announced]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Employees of franchisees including Fastway Couriers, Wendy Supa Sundaes,  and Salsa&rsquo;s Fresh Mex Grill were some of the winners of the NAB Franchise Council Australia NSW/ACT Excellence in Franchising Award for 2013.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:18:57 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[COSBA wants shopping centre code of conduct introduced]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Council of Small Business Australia has called on for a shopping centre code of conduct to be introduced to protect small businesses from bullying and unfairness.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:30:26 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[ACCC takes nine Harvey Norman franchisees to court]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Legal proceedings against nine Harvey Norman franchisees for allegedly misrepresenting consumer rights have been re-instituted.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2013 10:30:11 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[Coles in hot water over bakery claims]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is taking supermarket giant Coles to the Federal Court.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:30:19 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[260 redundancies at Target]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Target has announced 260 job cuts in its store support centre and in regional support locations.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:00:10 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[Fair Work to conduct random inspections]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Fair Work Ombudsman will be checking the staff and wage records of independent retailers in Melbourne&rsquo;s inner suburbs at random as part of a new education and compliance campaign.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Culinary food retail store opens in Sydney]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The world&#039;s finest high-end foods and spices once attainable only by top chefs are now available to the public with the recent opening of Gourmet Life in Sydney&rsquo;s eastern suburbs.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:45:32 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[Expert advice at 2013 Future Summit Seminars]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Industry expert and CEO of specialist retail marketing agency IdeaWorks, Jon Bird, has been confirmed as a keynote speaker for this year&#039;s Future Summit Seminars.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:39:34 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[Target to face changes]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Uncertainty for hundreds of jobs at Target remains at large.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 16:00:28 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[ACCC says no to Woolworth&#039;s Glenmore Ridge acquisition]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Woolworth&#039;s proposed acquisition of a supermarket site at Glenmore Ridge in the suburb of Glenmore Park, New South Wales has been rejected.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:00:33 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[Coles presents One Direction concert]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Coles are the presenting partners of the One Direction Australia Tour 2013 and are giving 10,000 tickets aware to an exclusive Coles matinee concert.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:42:59 +1000</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[ACCC sweep cleans online shopping rights]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Several online businesses have clarified terms and conditions that could mislead consumers about their rights following action by the ACCC.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:35:30 +1000</pubDate>   
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