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    <title><![CDATA[Supermarket chains slammed for petrol discounting]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The Australian Association of Convenience Stores has highlighted the supermarket chains are participating in anti-competitive behaviour by discounting petrol prices by up to 30 cents per litre.]]></description>
    <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:00:21 +1100</pubDate>   
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    <title><![CDATA[The supermarket war continues]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Just two days after announcing it was going to slash fruit and vegetable prices as part of its Super Specials campaign, Coles has said it will be making further price cuts to selected products in the same range.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[NRA fights working battle]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The NRA continues to fight a long battle against the shorter minimum work shifts on behalf of young employees, sitting in on the cases&#039; third appeal on Wednesday.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Coles slashes fruit and veg prices]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[From Tuesday, Coles has announced it will slash up to 50 per cent off in prices from at least a dozen of fruit and vegetables each week.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[What&#039;s in-store for the future of retail?]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[&quot;What&#039;s in-store for the future of retail?&quot; What every &#039;fit&#039; retail brand needs to know.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[DJs, Myer threatens to walk from suppliers]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Not only are Australian retailers already paying higher labour and rent costs than overseas peers, they are also paying a high price for stock as they continue to fight the against its online competitors.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[More interest rate cuts needed, ARA says]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[ARA has called on the RBA to reduce interest rates in February after the Consumer Price Index (CPI) dropped from 3.5 per cent down to 3.1 per cent.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Harvey Norman franchisee model criticised]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Macquarie Securities has declared Harvey Norman&#039;s franchisee fee structure as &quot;unsustainable&quot; given the current retail market&#039;s propensity towards discounting in low margin categories.]]></description>
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