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Small businesses fighting to stay open amid 'insidious cost creep'
By Liz Rymill and Becc Bird

Small business owners hit with rising costs will no longer be able to add surcharges on card payments from October 1. One operator in regional South Australia has described it as an "insidious cost creep".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/rising-cost-of-business-challenging-country-towns-surcharge/107116412

#SmallBusinesses #RetailIndustry #CostofLiving #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #Businesses #ReserveBankOfAustralia #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #LizRymill #BeccBird

Small businesses fighting to stay open amid 'insidious cost creep'
By Liz Rymill and Becc Bird

Small business owners hit with rising costs will no longer be able to add surcharges on card payments from October 1. One operator in regional South Australia has described it as an "insidious cost creep".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/rising-cost-of-business-challenging-country-towns-surcharge/107116412

#SmallBusinesses #RetailIndustry #CostofLiving #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #Businesses #ReserveBankOfAustralia #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #LizRymill #BeccBird

Small businesses fighting to stay open amid 'insidious cost creep'
By Liz Rymill and Becc Bird

Small business owners hit with rising costs will no longer be able to add surcharges on card payments from October 1. One operator in regional South Australia has described it as an "insidious cost creep".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/rising-cost-of-business-challenging-country-towns-surcharge/107116412

#SmallBusinesses #RetailIndustry #CostofLiving #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #Businesses #ReserveBankOfAustralia #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #LizRymill #BeccBird

Small businesses fighting to stay open amid 'insidious cost creep'
By Liz Rymill and Becc Bird

Small business owners hit with rising costs will no longer be able to add surcharges on card payments from October 1. One operator in regional South Australia has described it as an "insidious cost creep".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/rising-cost-of-business-challenging-country-towns-surcharge/107116412

#SmallBusinesses #RetailIndustry #CostofLiving #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #Businesses #ReserveBankOfAustralia #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #LizRymill #BeccBird

Small businesses fighting to stay open amid 'insidious cost creep'
By Liz Rymill and Becc Bird

Small business owners hit with rising costs will no longer be able to add surcharges on card payments from October 1. One operator in regional South Australia has described it as an "insidious cost creep".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/rising-cost-of-business-challenging-country-towns-surcharge/107116412

#SmallBusinesses #RetailIndustry #CostofLiving #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #Businesses #ReserveBankOfAustralia #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #LizRymill #BeccBird

Ikea wins right to launch legal action against Belgian far-right party
By Rob Davies

EU’s highest court allows Swedish furniture firm to begin proceedings after Vlaams Belang used its trademarks in immigration campaign

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/ikea-wins-right-to-launch-legal-action-vlaams-belang-eu

#Ikea #CourtofjusticeoftheEuropeanUnion #EuropeanUnion #Intellectualproperty #Law #Business #Europe #Retailindustry #Worldnews #Interiors #Sweden #Thefarright #Belgium #TheGuardian #RobDavies

UK retailers to create 100,000 placements for young people out of work https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/08/uk-retailers-placements-young-people-out-of-work-john-lewis-m-and-s #YouthUnemployment #RetailIndustry #Business #MarksSpencer #PetsAtHome #Asda #JohnLewis #Tesco #NewLook #Currys #Greggs #Unemployment #YoungPeople #UkNews

UK retailers to create 100,000 placements for young people out of work https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/08/uk-retailers-placements-young-people-out-of-work-john-lewis-m-and-s #YouthUnemployment #RetailIndustry #Business #MarksSpencer #PetsAtHome #Asda #JohnLewis #Tesco #NewLook #Currys #Greggs #Unemployment #YoungPeople #UkNews

UK retailers to create 100,000 placements for young people out of work https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/08/uk-retailers-placements-young-people-out-of-work-john-lewis-m-and-s #YouthUnemployment #RetailIndustry #Business #MarksSpencer #PetsAtHome #Asda #JohnLewis #Tesco #NewLook #Currys #Greggs #Unemployment #YoungPeople #UkNews

UK retailers to create 100,000 placements for young people out of work https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/08/uk-retailers-placements-young-people-out-of-work-john-lewis-m-and-s #YouthUnemployment #RetailIndustry #Business #MarksSpencer #PetsAtHome #Asda #JohnLewis #Tesco #NewLook #Currys #Greggs #Unemployment #YoungPeople #UkNews

UK retailers to create 100,000 placements for young people out of work
By Phillip Inman

In partnership with DWP, firms such as John Lewis and M&S plan to offer 18- to 24-year-olds placements of two to four weeks

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/08/uk-retailers-placements-young-people-out-of-work-john-lewis-m-and-s

#Youthunemployment #Retailindustry #Business #MarksSpencer #PetsatHome #Asda #JohnLewis #Tesco #NewLook #Currys #Greggs #Unemployment #Youngpeople #UKnews #TheGuardian #PhillipInman

UK retailers to create 100,000 placements for young people out of work
By Phillip Inman

In partnership with DWP, firms such as John Lewis and M&S plan to offer 18- to 24-year-olds placements of two to four weeks

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/08/uk-retailers-placements-young-people-out-of-work-john-lewis-m-and-s

#Youthunemployment #Retailindustry #Business #MarksSpencer #PetsatHome #Asda #JohnLewis #Tesco #NewLook #Currys #Greggs #Unemployment #Youngpeople #UKnews #TheGuardian #PhillipInman

UK retailers to create 100,000 placements for young people out of work
By Phillip Inman

In partnership with DWP, firms such as John Lewis and M&S plan to offer 18- to 24-year-olds placements of two to four weeks

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/08/uk-retailers-placements-young-people-out-of-work-john-lewis-m-and-s

#Youthunemployment #Retailindustry #Business #MarksSpencer #PetsatHome #Asda #JohnLewis #Tesco #NewLook #Currys #Greggs #Unemployment #Youngpeople #UKnews #TheGuardian #PhillipInman

UK retailers to create 100,000 placements for young people out of work
By Phillip Inman

In partnership with DWP, firms such as John Lewis and M&S plan to offer 18- to 24-year-olds placements of two to four weeks

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/sep/08/uk-retailers-placements-young-people-out-of-work-john-lewis-m-and-s

#Youthunemployment #Retailindustry #Business #MarksSpencer #PetsatHome #Asda #JohnLewis #Tesco #NewLook #Currys #Greggs #Unemployment #Youngpeople #UKnews #TheGuardian #PhillipInman

Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn
By Patrick Commins Economics editor

Predicted hot and dry weather in growing areas in eastern Australia identified as ‘one of the key issues’ that will affect food prices over next 12 months

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/record-strength-el-nino-could-mean-bigger-supermarket-bills-for-australians-experts-warn

#Australianeconomy #Australiaweather #Climatecrisis #Australianews #Environment #ElNiosouthernoscillation #Costoflivingcrisis #Retailindustry #Inflation #Petrolprices #TheGuardian #PatrickComminsEconomicseditor

Record strength El Niño could mean bigger supermarket bills for Australians, experts warn https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/08/record-strength-el-nino-could-mean-bigger-supermarket-bills-for-australians-experts-warn #AustralianEconomy #AustraliaWeather #ClimateCrisis #AustraliaNews #Environment #ElNioSouthernOscillation #CostOfLivingCrisis #RetailIndustry #Inflation #PetrolPrices

Next overturns equal pay ruling that raised basic wages for shop staff https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/07/next-overturns-equal-pay-ruling-that-raised-basic-wages-for-shop-staff #Next #EmploymentTribunals #RetailIndustry #Business #EmploymentLaw #Law #UkNews

Next overturns equal pay ruling that raised basic wages for shop staff
By Julia Kollewe

Retailer wins appeal against 2024 decision forcing it to pay shop workers the same as warehouse employees

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/07/next-overturns-equal-pay-ruling-that-raised-basic-wages-for-shop-staff

#Next #Employmenttribunals #Retailindustry #Business #Employmentlaw #Law #UKnews #TheGuardian #JuliaKollewe

Freedom Fuel stations sold gas a distributor says went unpaid for

A Freedom Fuel Network gas station in Dresher, Pa., on Friday, July 10, 2026. Matt Rourke | AP…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Business #BreakingNews:Business #BreakingNews:Politics #businessnews #Courtdecisions #DonaldJ.Trump #donaldtrump #energy #Laws #Lawsuits #politics #Retailindustry
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/831309/

Freedom Fuel stations sold gas a distributor says went unpaid for

A Freedom Fuel Network gas station in Dresher, Pa., on Friday, July 10, 2026. Matt Rourke | AP…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #BreakingNews:Business #BreakingNews:Politics #Business #businessnews #Courtdecisions #DonaldTrump #donald-j-trump #Energy #Headlines #Laws #Lawsuits #Politics #Retailindustry #TopStories
https://www.newsbeep.com/712098/

Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys
By Luca Ittimani

Coles full-year results show that despite gaining market share over past 12 months, sales fell over four weeks of ‘competitor’s collectables campaign’

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/woolworths-disney-ooshies-craze-causes-coles-sales-slump

#Coles #Woolworths #Supermarkets #Business #Retailindustry #Australianews #TheGuardian #LucaIttimani

Woolworths’ Ooshies craze causes Coles sales slump with parents shopping at rival supermarket to collect toys https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/25/woolworths-disney-ooshies-craze-causes-coles-sales-slump #Coles #Woolworths #Supermarkets #Business #RetailIndustry #AustraliaNews

Alarm raised over ‘privacy dilemma’ of facial recognition technology at Coles and Woolworths
By Catie McLeod Consumer affairs reporter

Supermarkets say they are exploring ways to keep people safe, but experts claim the tech is ‘normalising surveillance’

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/18/concerns-security-privacy-facial-recognition-technology-coles-woolworths

#Supermarkets #Australianews #Technology #Facialrecognition #Coles #Woolworths #Business #Retailindustry #TheGuardian #CatieMcLeodConsumeraffairsreporter

Shoplifting crime wave?! Putting facial recognition technology everywhere will fix it | First Dog on the Moon
By First Dog on the Moon

Supermarkets Coles and Woolworths promise not to abuse this technology even though facial recognition algorithms have known biases

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/aug/17/shoplifting-wave-putting-facial-recognition-technology-everywhere-will-fix-it

#Coles #Woolworths #Retailindustry #Supermarkets #Costoflivingcrisis #TheGuardian #FirstDogontheMoon

Thorne reaches $500M in revenue after L Catterton take private

Supplement brand Thorne is on pace to reach $650 million in annual revenue this yea…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Nutrition #Amazon.comInc #BreakingNews:Business #business #BusinessNews #HerbalifeLtd #iSharesU.S.HealthcareProvidersETF #NuSkinEnterprisesInc #nutrition #Retailindustry #TargetCorp #USANAHealthSciencesInc #WalmartInc
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2582106/thorne-reaches-500m-in-revenue-after-l-catterton-take-private/

Restaurants add protein, fiber for weight loss drug users

A mini burger, mini fr…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Food #BreakingNews:Business #business #BusinessNews #ChipotleMexicanGrillInc #DardenRestaurantsInc #Domino'sPizzaInc #EliLillyandCo #Foodanddrink #Healthcareindustry #J&JSnackFoodsCorp #McDonaldsCorp. #NestleSA #NovoNordiskA/S #PepsiCoInc #Restaurants #Retailindustry #StarbucksCorp.
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2564512/restaurants-add-protein-fiber-for-weight-loss-drug-users/

Art Installation at Cleator Moor

#lakedistrict #cumbria #fuji #fujifilm #viltrox #landscapephotography #coast #photography #town #urban #urbanphotography #history #clouds #cleatormoor #photographer #retailindustry #art #modernart #artinstallation

Cleator Moor Town Centre

Council and Library buildings

#lakedistrict #cumbria #fuji #fujifilm #viltrox #landscapephotography #coast #photography #town #urban #urbanphotography #history #clouds #cleatormoor #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #photographer #retailindustry

Worn Town

#lakedistrict #cumbria #fuji #fujifilm #viltrox #landscapephotography #coast #photography #town #urban #urbanphotography #history #clouds #cleatormoor #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #photographer #retailindustry

Morning Sun

Been tad windy for flying, so Cleator Moor this morning.

#lakedistrict #cumbria #fuji #fujifilm #viltrox #landscapephotography #coast #photography #town #urban #urbanphotography #history #sunrisephotography #sunrise #cleatormoor #photographer #retailindustry