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Woolworths To Close All Country Road Stores In Australia Amid Coronavirus

South Africa's Woolworths Holdings has temporarily closed all Country Road Group stores in Australia for four weeks and will stand down 5,000 employees the...

Nestlé Plans To Launch Plant-Based Milo In Australia

Nestlé has announced plans to launch a plant-based version of Milo in Australia. The new product uses soy and oats instead of milk powder along w...

Australian Stores Ration Toilet Paper Amid Coronavirus Panic Buying

Australia's major grocers put strict limits on purchases of toilet paper on Wednesday after a rush of panic buying related to coronavirus fears emptied she...

Nestlé Launches Trial Project For Recycling Soft Plastics In Australia

Nestlé has launched a trial project in Australia that seeks to effectively collect, sort, and process soft plastics for recycling. The company ha...

Treasury Wine Lowers Outlook, As US Tactics, Australian Fires Threaten Margins

Australia's Treasury Wine Estates on Tuesday lowered its fiscal 2020 and 2021 earnings expectations, citing pricing pressures and increased competition at...

South Africa's Woolworths Hit By Weak Australia, December Results

Half-year earnings at South Africa's Woolworths could drop by as much as 20%, the retailer has warned, sending its shares down more than 4%. The company...

Kaufland To Withdraw From Australia, Focus On Core Markets

Discounter Kaufland has announced it has made a 'strategic decision' to withdraw from the Australian market, to focus on its core European businesses. T...

Hilton Group Performs In Line With Expectations In 2019

Food packing company Hilton Food Group has announced that it has performed 'in line' with board expectations in the 52 weeks ended 29 December 2019. The...