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Couche-Tard drops $20bn Carrefour takeover plan

Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard has dropped its US$19.6 billion bid to acquire European retailer Carrefour SA after th...

Circle K parent Couche-Tard offers US$20bn for Carrefour

If closed, the deal would create a company worth more than US$50 billion.

EG says Ampol misled around Caltex branding rights, sues

Euro Garages is seeking damages due to Ampol's deceptive conduct, the business said.
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7-Eleven continues expansion in Victoria

Lockdowns over, 7-Eleven is celebrating the opening of three new stores in Victoria.

7-Eleven to invest $1 billion to reach carbon neutrality

Seven & I Holdings, 7-Eleven’s parent company, is to invest US$1 billion to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, according t...
Ice cream

Peters to be prosecuted over illegal ice-cream distribution contract

The ACCC is prosecuting Peters Ice Cream for alleged anticompetitive conduct in the route trade.

7-Eleven to range Mt Elephant hemp products

Hemp health bars will go on sale in 7-Eleven stores across Australia next year.

OTR turns coffee waste into fertiliser in Human Beans trial partnership

Convenience-store chain OTR is partnering in a project aimed at redirecting coffee waste away from landfills.
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Retail groups in uproar over planned vaping laws

A new government proposal to restrict the sale of vaping products to pharmacies has caused an uproar among Australian re...

Covid-19 can’t keep us down – the effect and the recovery

The Petrol & Convenience channel has been significantly impacted by the restrictions imposed due to Covid-19.

7-Eleven opens six new stores across three states

7-Eleven has expanded its network with six new stores across Victoria, NSW and Queensland.

7-Eleven launches apparel range with Forever 21

The US-released collection comprises 16 colourful pieces, including regular Tees and hoodies, representing 7-Eleven’s su...

Convenience-store sales slump in states worst hit by Covid-19

Convenience-stores in states least affected by the Covid-19 pandemic posted strong sales growth in the first half of thi...

JD unveils mini convenience-store concept in China, Mini Shop

Chinese e-commerce giant JD has launched a new convenience-store concept called Mini Shop in China’s ancient capital cit...

7-Eleven launches plant-based food on the go

Convenience chain 7-Eleven has embraced the plant-based meat trend, loading up its shelves with snacks and meat-free alt...

Seven & I buys US Speedway chain in US$21bn deal

7-Eleven convenience-store chain owner Seven & I will purchase Marathon Petroleum’s American Speedway petrol stations fo...

David Jones, BP to open 21 new convenience food sites by end of 2020

The expansion will bring the total of dual-branded sites to 31 in the country.

South Australia’s OTR service-station chain expands 

South Australia's OTR service-station chain is to open at a new location this week, with more stores to follow by the en...

7-Eleven marks milestone: its 71,100th store

7-Eleven has hit a new milestone with the opening of its 71,100th store, located in Seoul, the capital of South Korea.

7-Eleven and Coca-Cola launch Hong Kong concept store

7-Eleven teams up with Coca-Cola to open a new themed store in Hong Kong.