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Reports that the National Union of Workers (NUW) in Australia was called upon by Davids Ltd. in relation to the erratic deliveries which independent supermarkets have been receiving. Aim of Davids' talks with the union; Comments made by Andrew Reitzer, managing director of Davids'; Other unions involved in Davids' actions.

Presents information on the operations restructuring format of of Davids Limited. When a decision to change the format was made; Appointment of Lou Jardin to the post of Queensland State general manager; Responsibilities of Jardin.

Presents information pertaining to mergers in the grocery industry in Australia, with emphasis on the acquisition of Cannons company and Australian Independent Wholesalers (AIW) business by Woolworths company. Background information on Woolworths; Comments from Brian Edwards, general manager of AIW; Reference to the acquisition of QIW Limited by Davids Limited.

Reports that Route Wholesaler Index, a market tracking service to measure confectionery sales in the route market was launched by Sydney, New South Wales-based processing company, South and Walker. Estimated percent of the total Australian confectionery market the route market accounts for in dollar value; How the route was previously measured; Confectionery distributors South and Walker gained support from in relation to the tracking service.

Presents information on M-C Australia, a 50/50 joint venture between Texas based convenience store Mclane Group and Davids limited. Details on the location of the first store to be opened; Information on the joint venture; Indication of the plans of the company; Who will head it; What Mclane brings to the venture.

Reports that Woolworths company developed an independent technology architecture for its exports markets and wholesale business in Australia. Origin of the architecture model; Details on the wholesale system; Woolworths' venture into petrol retailing; Comments from David Wills, general manager of management information services; Background information on Woolworths; Mentioning the 16th Canberra Office and Technology exhibition to be held during February, 1998.

Reports on Coles Myer's signing of a letter of intent to purchase the license for the electronic home shopping systems of Peapod Inc. heralding its entry into home shopping. Plan to test home shopping system in one region in 1998; Terms of the agreement to be signed; Background on the business operations of both companies.

Provides information pertaining to grocery trade in Australia from 1947-97, as reported in the `Retail World' magazine. Trends affecting grocery chains; Mergers and acquisitions reported during the period; Legal and regulatory environment of the industry.

Focuses on the relaunch of a range of canned soups from Baxters Soups, which are manufactured by Baxters of Speyside, a British company. Reference to the Annual Report of Retail World; Introduction of fat-free soups from Baxters; Where the soups will be available; Indications that the traditional fat-free range will be extended; Addition of fish soups to the special occasion soup range.

Focuses on the launch of a range of ready to serve soups from Campbell's Country Ladle label. Variety of Country label soups; Recommended retail price of the soup; Information on a television commercial to support the launch of the soup; Amount of money Campbell will invest in media spending.

Reports that South African wholesale and retail company, Metro Cash and Carry is bidding to takeover Australian wholesaler, Davids Limited and plans to review Davids' business and assets if the offer is a success. Objective of the review; Information on Metro's Part A statement. INSET: Davids builds bridges by Subha Narayanan & Barry Flanagan.

Presents information on the addressed delivered by Toshimine Kobayashi, chairman of Japan's Mycal Corporation formerly Nichii on the Pororoca a natural phenomenon that occurs at the month of the Amazon River (South America) at high tide in relation to the changes being made by the store. Details on the awe felt by Kobayashi on viewing the Pororoca film; Information on the targeting of Japanese young shoppers by Mycal.

Focuses on the dramatic changes being made in the Japanese retail industry in relation to four structural front. Details on the significant legal and social structural changes; Information on the intensified competition in each commercial area; Information on the deregulation trends being followed by Japanese stores.

Focuses on the growth of the American nutraceutical market, relating to food. Definition of the nutraceutical market; Reference to research conducted by Datamonitor, an international market research company; Relation to the findings of the research being published in a report called `US (United States) Nutraceuticals'; Detailed information on the findings of the research; Division of the US Nutraceutical market in different sectors by Datamonitor; Names of those sectors.

Reports of a `hypermarket war' in the process of breaking out in the Asian region, by an American retail analyst. Mention of the 8th Asian Retailers Convention; List of hypermarkets and warehouse banners which were operated in a number of countries; Names of those countries.

States that Lindt and Sprungli, a Swiss chocolatier, has opened a division in January 1998, in Australia. Reference to Lindt distributing its range of quality chocolates through a number of brokers; Names of the brokers; What Lindt's 1998 marketing program includes; Comments from Steve Loane, Lindt's marketing manager.

Looks at the consolidation of chocolate and sugar brands by Nestle Confectionery in 1998. Comments from Warwick Rounce, group marketing manager at Nestle Confectionery; List of the chocolate and sugar brands which will be the key focus brands in 1998; Reference to the chocolate block category being one of the major areas of focus in 1998 for Nestle; Detailed information on Nestle's products.

Focuses on sugar-free products in the confectionery industry in 1998. Detailed information on Mars Confectionery Flyte bar; Names on some of the sugar-free products, and producers of those products; Reference to the introduction of Allen's Zones by Nestle.

Announces that in 1997 there was a decline in grocery independents' store numbers in Australia. Growth in the number of outlets operated by three major chains, Coles/Bi-Lo, Woolworths and Franklins between 1991 and 1997; Significant acquisitions made by Coles Myer and Woolworths; Statistical information on grocery store numbers by state between 1991 and 1997.

Reports on the takeover bid for Davids, an Australian wholesaler, by Metro Cash and Carry, a South African retailer/wholesaler. Reference to the 1998 Independent Grocers' Association (IGA) Global Executives Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona; Comments from Carlos dos Santos, chief executive officer of Metro; When the Part A takeover will be lodged with the Australian Stock Exchange.

Presents information on the views of the retailing industry by jack Shewmaker, formerly CEO of Wallmart. What his views are; Information on Wallmart; Details on what he predicts for the market.

Focuses on home shopping in Australia, while reporting on Woolworth company's intention to take their on-line electronic shopping pilot program to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, between March and April, 1998, targeting individual customers. Comments from Denis Cullen, general manager of Woolworth; How the program will be promoted; Plans of Coles Myer company; Features of the Coles Myer-Peapod system; How to access home shopping.

Reports that Woolworths company plans to introduce the Marco Polo self-scanning service, which is on trial at its Glenorchy Purity store in Tasmania, Australia by the end of January, 1998, which allow supermarket customers to calculate their groceries. Features of the Marco Polo; Services offered by Purity store; Store locations which is scheduled to be equipped with the service.

Reports on Australia-based McWilliams Wines' winning of the national distributorship for Champagne Taittinger of France. Champagnes available to the Australian market; Company's portfolio of brands.

Cites a study showing that many Australian household kitchens present significant food poisoning risks through cross-contamination. Significance hygiene breakdown in most kitchens; Presence of coliform and Escherichia coli in a significant number of households; Estimated number of cross-contamination incidents occurring in Australia each week.

Predicts the growth of the supermarket sector in the 21st century. Supermarkets' efforts to meet the needs of consumers; Consumers' search for alternate menus; Variation in the consumers' state of mind and buying behavior.

Reports on the farewell luncheon hosted Woolworths' New South Wales and national buying team for retiring Brian Jenkins, Superbrokers' general manager, sales. Jenkins' sales career; Tribute to Jenkins' handling of the Woolworth account for 20 years.

Reports on the trend to home shopping as discussed during the workshop entitled `The Supermarket of the 21st Century' presented to the 1996 Food Marketing Institute's 1996 convention. Insight on how consumers shop in supermarkets; Growth experienced by `third party innovators' like Peapod Inc.; Background on the services offered by Peapod; Consumers' attitude toward home shopping.

Reports on the growth of the snack foods market in Australia, in 1996. Growth of the market in terms of volume; Estimated worth of the market; Performance of the market's various categories; Projected growth of the industry in 1997.