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  • Breaka and Weis partner to launch Queensland inspired milk flavour

    Breaka and Weis partner to launch Queensland inspired milk flavour

    Unilever Australia’s Weis and Queensland-flavoured milk Breaka have collaborated to launch Breaka Weis mango and cream-flavoured milk. 

    “We’re thrilled to see two iconic Aussie brands come together to offer Queenslanders a delicious category exclusive,” said Juliette Fleming, Unilever Australia’s senior brand manager for the snacking and refreshment portfolios. 

    “The new Breaka Weis Mango & Cream flavoured milk is a refreshing tribute to our sunny state’s vibrant flavours and our shared Queensland heritage”. 

    The collaboration was delivered by fashion and food brand development and extension agency, Asembl. 

    “A true flavour of Queensland fun, the Breaka Weis Mango & Cream flavoured milk is a very exciting first flavour collaboration between Unilever Australia’s Weis brand and Breaka,” said Asembl MD Justin Watson. 

    “The Breaka Weis Mango & Cream flavoured milk is a limited-edition, low-fat, flavoured milk that tastes just like the sunny state of Queensland.” 

    The new flavour, inspired by Weis’ Mango and Ice cream bars, is available at grocery and convenience stores across Queensland. 

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  • KFC Australia pilots drone-delivery service in Queensland

    KFC Australia pilots drone-delivery service in Queensland

    In an Australian-first, KFC has enlisted a drone delivery company to bring Zingers and other fried faves to homes and workplaces in the Logan area between Brisbane and the Gold Coast.

    Wing, owned by Google parent Alphabet, launched in Canberra in 2019 in a world-first, and in Logan the following year.

    Since then, suburbs within a 10km radius have been having burgers, groceries, pharmacy items, hardware products, coffee and other products zoomed in via 5kg styrofoam drones that can carry up to 1.5kg.

    Under a pilot program kicking off on Friday, the world’s most famous fried chicken brand will initially be available to a small number of households in the South East Queensland suburbs of Kingston, Logan Central, Slacks Creek, Underwood, and Woodridge.

    The service will gradually expand to include other nearby locations, Wing says, dubbing Logan “the drone delivery capital of the world”.

    “You know the future truly is here when you can get hot, fresh Kentucky Fried Chicken delivered by a drone from the click of a few buttons,” KFC Australia chief marketing officer Kristi Woolrych said.

    Wing says the number of deliveries rocketed last year as the pandemic raged on and strong demand has continued in 2022.

    Earlier this week, spokesman Jesse Suskin said the company was planning expansion in Australia.

    “We’ll be in more places in southeast Queensland. We’ve submitted for those permissions from our regulators,” Mr. Suskin said.

    “For other states, we’re actively starting to have those conversations right now.”

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  • 7-Eleven will invest $15m+ in Far North Queensland

    7-Eleven will invest $15m+ in Far North Queensland

    7-Eleven is investing in Far North Queensland for the first time, with about 15 stores expected to open in the region over the next two years.

    General manager – channel, Braeden Lord, said exact locations have not yet been chosen.

    “We are continuing to work with landlords and developers to identify opportunities to secure the right sites to meet the needs of the community.

    “We’re starting in Townsville and Cairns and will be continuing to explore the region which we feel has a huge potential for growth.”

    The convenience store chain is committed to opening stores in Townsville and Cairns before June 2022 and Lord is expecting swift expansion across the region by 2023.

    He said the company’s $15 million+ investment will help drive economic growth in Far North Queensland.

    “Recent investments in our supply chain have made it possible for us to bring our offer to Townsville and Cairns and we are incredibly excited about the chance to serve the local communities in Far North Queensland.

    “7-Eleven is committed to providing regional Australians with access to the same level of choice and convenience that is available to people who live in metropolitan areas,” he said.

    The significant investment in the region brings fresh employment opportunities, with more than 200 full-time jobs expected during the building phase and a further 150 local jobs created for ongoing store operations.

    “There will be a number of leadership positions available, and we hope to have Townsville and Cairns locals join us as leaders,” said Lord.

    Each convenience store will need up to 15 team members in a mix of full-time, part-time and casual roles.

    “We provide extensive training to ensure people are set up for success on opening day so previous experience  , petrol and retail isn’t a requirement.”

    7-Eleven generally operates new stores as corporate retail outlets for at least a year before opening them up to franchising.

    Within the last 12 months 7-Eleven has continued to roll out stores including additional outlets in New South Wales and Victoria.

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  • Collins Foods HY profit rises 9 per cent to $24m

    Collins Foods HY profit rises 9 per cent to $24m

    Collins Foods’ underlying half-year profit has risen 9.1 percent to $23.9 million, boosted by a 4.9 percent rise in same-store sales at its KFC Australia franchises.

    The fast-food franchisor says statutory profit for the 24 weeks to October 13 was up 12.1 percent to $24.1 million, as its revenue rose 9.2 percent to $448.8 million in the six months to October 13.

    “Our KFC Australia network delivered enhanced same-store sales growth that, with new restaurant openings, drove strong growth in revenue,” chief executive Graham Maxwell said on Wednesday.

    “Combined with management’s focus on maintaining strong cost control, KFC Australia’s earnings margin grew over the past six months.”

    Collins lifted its interim dividend by half a cent to 9.5 cents and its shares were 4.2 percent higher at $10.13 by 1146 AEDT.

    The company said around 100 of its 233 Australian KFC franchises were now offering delivery through Deliveroo and Menulog, which was helping boost sales volumes.

    Speed of service was also 10 percent faster than the prior year at peak times, the company said.

    Collins Foods said it has opened six new KFC restaurants in Australia in the last seven and a half months and has started a multi-year rollout of digital menu boards from drive-thrus.

    The company opened three new Taco Bells in Queensland in the past three months, bringing its total number of seven across Australia, and plans to open two more in Victoria before the end of the year.

    It is targeted to open 20 new Taco Bells in the next calendar year.

    Revenues at its 40 restaurants in Germany and the Netherlands was up 11.8 percent to $63.7 million, with a national brand refresh helping sales in Germany.

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  • Locations announced for new Lego stores in Queensland, Australia

    Locations announced for new Lego stores in Queensland, Australia

    Alceon Group has announced the locations of two new Lego stores opening in Queensland this year.

    The investment firm, which holds the distribution rights for Lego in Australia and New Zealand, will open stores in QIC’s Robina Town Centre on the Gold Coast and Westfield’s Chermside shopping center in Brisbane.

    The stores, measuring 188sqm and 236sqm respectively, will incorporate many of the custom-built design features seen in the Sydney store, such as brick-built mosaics and 3D models of local icons.

    “We are confident that brick fans of all ages will enjoy these new world-class retail experiences, with signature features that are a tribute to creativity and innovation,” Richard Facioni, executive director of Alceon Group, said in a statement.

    The Queensland store openings are part of a broader expansion of Lego’s bricks-and-mortar presence in Australia and New Zealand, following the opening of the first certified Lego store in the region at Westfield Bondi Junction in March.

    Alceon last month revealed plans to open additional stores in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland this year, with more to follow in South Australia and Western Australia in 2020. A store is also set to open in Westfield’s Newmarket shopping center in Auckland this year.

    Facioni said in July that the brand has benefited from the popularity of the top-rated Lego Masters reality show; the stores will aim to capitalize on that momentum.

    “Our two landmark Lego certified stores in Queensland will attract both local and international visitors as we unveil fun and inspiring retail environments that showcase the creative potential of the world-famous Lego brick,” he said in a statement.

    Alceon has become one of the biggest investors in the retail sector, after it acquired the Specialty Fashion Group brands Katies, Millers, Autograph, Crossroads and Rivers in 2018. The company has a controlling stake in Noni B and ethical designer fashion brand Ginger and Smart, and owns Ezibuy, SurfStitch, and Pumpkin Patch, among other retail assets.

    The company this week reported a 136 percent increase in sales at Noni B Group, which includes the womenswear chain and five former SFG brands, to $881.9 million, though net profit was down 52 percent to $8.2 million due to restructuring costs associated with the acquisition.

  • Kaufland acquires third Queensland site

    Kaufland acquires third Queensland site

    Kaufland Australia is pressing forward with its Australian expansion with the acquisition of its third Queensland site, in a location that may concern local players.

    On Wednesday, the German retail giant confirmed that it has taken ownership of Morayfield Village Retail Centre at 177-189 Morayfield Road, a suburb of Moreton Bay Region in north Brisbane.

    The property listing on the Commercial Real Estate website indicates that the center is next to Morayfield Regional Shopping Centre, which houses major market players including Coles, Woolworths, Target, Kmart and Big W, with an Aldi store and two additional Woolworths supermarkets also situated in the precinct.

    The 16,690sq m site, described as “a well-established, modern, single-level retail center”, includes a 6,939sq m building which is more than enough for a Kaufland supermarket, which generally occupies a total store area of 4,000 square meters.

    Earlier this month Kaufland announced that it was making its first foray into the Toowoomba region in southern Queensland, along with the purchase of a site at Burleigh Heads on the Gold Coast.

    A spokesperson for the retailer said that it is planning to explore further opportunities in the area.

    “We are committed to long term, sustainable investment in Queensland, and we are delighted to be looking at all sites and opportunities that are available, ” a Kaufland spokeswoman said

    “We look forward to continuing to work together with Moreton Bay Regional Council and all key stakeholders with the goal to deliver high quality, great service, and amazing value to the wider region.”

    Kaufland has advised that its supermarkets will be stocked with local, regional and international products at discount pricing, with each store including a bakery, butcher and liquor areas.

    In March, Kaufland Australia received planning approval for its first three stores in Victoria at Chirnside Park, Dandenong, and Epping as well as its Melbourne headquarters and Australia’s largest distribution center to be located at Mickleham.

    The following month, the retailer was granted development approval to build its first South Australian store in Prospect, an inner northern suburb of greater Adelaide.

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  • Fendi Open Flagship Store in Queensland

    Fendi Open Flagship Store in Queensland

    Italian fashion house Fendi unveiled its first flagship store in Queensland on Thursday, becoming the latest in a series of global luxury brands to set up shop in the Sunshine State.

    The store, located in Vicinity Centres’ QueensPlaza shopping center in Brisbane, features high-end details such as stone walls, marble inlay and gold accents throughout. It is the brand’s 7th location in Australia.

    Fendi is the latest international luxury brand to arrive at QueensPlaza in recent months, following the addition of Saint Laurent earlier this year and Dior at the end of 2018. The shopping center now offers 10 luxury brands, including Chanel, Zimmermann, Scanlan Theodore and Camilla, capping off a $36 million development by Vicinity.

    Earlier in the week, QueensPlaza also welcomed the new luxury dining venue Stanton Cafe and Bar. Seating 180 and offering breakfast, lunch and dinner, the restaurant is an Instagram-worthy hot spot overlooking Queen Street Mall and with views of the CBD.

    Designed by award-winning interior designer Melissa Collison, the restaurant features an eclectic style with 1940s chandeliers, antique furniture, hand-woven Persian rugs, and bespoke wallpaper. Hatted head chef Daniel Jones and Dean Blanchard and their team oversee the menu.

    In addition to offering shoppers a place to relax, Stanton Cafe and Bar will also be hosting a range of masterclasses to educate and entertain, with topics ranging from champagne tasting to Napoli pizza making and barista classes.

    Customers can also download an app that they can use to place their food or coffee order before they arrive and pay for their order.

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  • AirAsia takes partnership with World Surf League to new heights

    AirAsia takes partnership with World Surf League to new heights

    AirAsia and the World Surf League (WSL) Australia / Oceania are excited to announce the extension of their partnership to support the three Australian Championship Tour events in 2019.

    As the Official Airline Partner of the WSL, the world’s best low-cost airline has unveiled an AirAsia Beach Club and the AirAsia Flight Cam at each event, beginning with the Quiksilver Pro and Boost Mobile Pro Gold Coast this week, and continuing through to the Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach and Margaret River Pro.

    AirAsia will also extend its ‘Surfboards Fly Free’ initiative in 2019, meaning surfers from Australia will be able to travel with their surfboard with no excess luggage cost, to any of the surfing hotspots found in AirAsia’s network of more than 140 destinations.

    “We are really excited to be continuing our partnership with a company that keeps the dream of the perfect surfing holiday a reality for Australians from all walks of life. We’re really excited about the continuation of these programs but especially the engagement of our fans through this partnership,” said Andrew Stark, General Manager, WSL Australia and Oceania.

    “Partnering with the WSL is a natural fit for AirAsia. Since announcing the deal last year, we’ve been able to showcase the breadth and depth of our fast-growing network. Take Padang in Indonesia, for example – the gateway to the Mentawais – where we now see thousands of surfers each year travel with us. This is what makes the partnership so unique,” said AirAsia Group Head of Branding Rudy Khaw.

    To celebrate the renewed partnership, AirAsia and WSL are offering two lucky winners with the chance to see pro-surfing at its best, including access to corporate hospitality and multi-day passes for each event. To enter, simply follow @AirAsiaAustralia on Facebook and look out for the competition details.

    The AirAsia Beach Club is now open at the Quiksilver Pro and Boost Mobile Pro Gold Coast on at Snapper Rocks in Queensland, Australia

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  • Telstra awarded 131 cell sites under Black Spot program

    Telstra awarded 131 cell sites under Black Spot program

    Australia’s Telstra has announced it has been awarded 131 sites as part of the fourth round of the government’s Mobile Black Spot program.

    The operator will deploy a mixture of new mobile base stations and small cells at the 131 locations, and will contribute $23.3 million of the $55.6 million co-investment required to fund the new sites, with the remainder coming from the federal and state governments.

    The new sites will include 49 in New South Wales, 23 in Western Australia, 22 in Victoria, 19 in South Australia, and 18 in Queensland.

    Telstra said it has so far deployed more than 550 new mobile base stations across regional and rural Australia as part of the Mobile Black Spot program.

    Meanwhile the operator expects to have spent a total of around A$8 billion ($5.66 billion) in total mobile investment over the five years ending in June, with nearly A$3 billion of this spent in rural areas.

    “Our investments will help towns and communities relying on mobile connected devices more than ever before,” Telstra CEO Andy Penn said.

    “The partnerships we have formed with Governments at all levels are providing connectivity and services to many areas of Australia where it was otherwise uneconomical to do so.”

    He said Telstra’s mobile network now spans nearly 10,000 base stations covering more than 2.5 million square kilometers.

    The announcement came shortly after the government revealed it has allocated a further A$160 million for the Mobile Black Spot program, which has now been extended to a further two rounds.

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  • 7-Eleven opens 500th fuel store

    7-Eleven opens 500th fuel store

    Convenience store chain, 7-Eleven, has opened its 500th fuel store at Burpengary in Queensland on Thursday, bringing its total network size to more than 670stores across Victoria, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and Western Australia.

    Braeden Lord, 7-Eleven’s general manager retail operations, said that the new store was one of 40 new stores the company planned to open before the end of 2017, including 20 in Queensland.

    “We are experiencing solid growth in our network with 40 stores opening this calendar year, about half of those in Queensland,” Lord said.

    “We have another approximately 40 stores planned for 2018. The combination of our customer focused convenience offer, quality Mobil brand fuels, and the wonderful team members in our stores, positions us well to continue to grow our network.”

    Lord said the company continues to innovate to ensure it meets the needs of its customers and giving consumers choice was critical to achieving that.

    “As a business we are investing to develop new products and services, and we also look for opportunities to work with our suppliers to bring new offers and innovations to the channel,” he said. “It’s a real focus for us to not only offer the products and services consumers expect from us today, such as snacks, drinks and quality fuels, but also to be looking to what they might want from us in the future, such as food on the go including healthy options, and in-store services such as parcel lockers and digital products.”

    The new Burpengary store’s offer includes the 7-Eleven Iced Coffee which lets customers make their own drink with freshly ground coffee and fresh cold milk, and the new 7-Eleven sushi range.

    Customers will also be able to take advantage of the company’s fuel app to save when they fill up with Mobil brand fuels. The fully additised fuels include Supreme Plus 98, Extra 95, Special E10, Special Unleaded 91 and Special Diesel.

    Approximately 700,000 consumers have downloaded the 7-Eleven Fuel App and in the 18 months since its launch have saved more than $2 million.

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  • Queensland Officeworks sale sets record low yield

    Queensland Officeworks sale sets record low yield

    A newly developed Officeworks in Queensland has been sold on what is understood to be a national record low yield for an Officeworks store.

    The 1,661sqm Officeworks store at North Lakes in Brisbane’s high-growth northern corridor has pre-sold on a 10-year lease-back for $7.093 million, reflecting a record 4.8 per cent yield.

    Savills’ Peter Tyson and Jon Tyson handled the marketing and sale on behalf of Officeworks Limited to a private Melbourne-based investor with Joel Wald of MMJ Real Estate acting for the buyer.

    Tyson said Officeworks North Lakes attracted intense buyer interest nationally with more than 180 separate enquires and multiple offers.

    “This was a very hotly contested offering, resulting in what is believed to be a new national benchmark yield for a freestanding Officeworks,” he said.

    “New single tenant investments with long lease security and blue-chip covenants such as Officeworks are highly sought after by the marketplace due to their bond-like attributes.”

    Officeworks developed the new store with parking for 57 cars on a 4,029sqm high profile corner site on Flinders Drive in the North Lakes Business Park.

    “Officeworks viewed the location as strategic as the new store will join a growing list of retailers lining up in the North Lakes precinct,” Tyson said.

    “These retailers include Queensland’s only Costco Wholesale outlet, Queensland’s biggest Bunnings Warehouse, as well as Ikea’s recently opened store in the nearby Westfield North Lakes regional shopping centre.”

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  • Superdry Retail Expansion comes to Queensland

    Superdry Retail Expansion comes to Queensland

    Superdry is excited to announce the opening of its first Queensland store at Pacific Fair Shopping Centre in May 2016.  

    Housed in the newly renovated Pacific Fair complex, Superdry will have an in-store fit out consistent with the brand’s theme of industrial, exposed brick and vintage oak wood finishes, including steel framework, polished concrete floors and glass jam jar light features.  

    As a major brand milestone, Queensland’s first Superdry store will be 230square metres stocking key fashion pieces and exclusive international collections including SuperdrySport and collaborations with renowned British actor Idris Elba. 

    Superdry is an innovative British premium lifestyle brand with plans for rapid retail expansion across Australia.  

    Euan Sutherland, Chief Executive Officer of SuperGroup, said: 

    “Our strategy is to deliver sustainable growth, as we continue progressing towards our goal of creating a global lifestyle brand. Superdry represents British innovation, quality premium products at affordable prices sold to customers around the world. Superdry is an iconic brand with a strong heritage and we will continue to broaden and strengthen its appeal to customers across countries and age groups. We see significant growth potential in Australia with plans to roll out several stores nationally in the next 12 months. ” 

    On a global scale Superdry is opening an average of six new stores every month. Superdry is sold in over 46 territories with 516 branded locations in major cities from London to Milan, Mumbai to Sydney and New York to Hong Kong just to name a few. In Australia Superdry has 11 existing retail stores, with Pacific Fair being the twelfth. Superdry is stocked in 37 David Jones stores and 40 Myer stores nationally, with category expansion plans to roll out across wholesale channels including womenswear, underwear, swimwear and sport.  

    Superdry fuses design influences from Japanese graphics and vintage Americana, with the values of British tailoring. The result; unique men’s and women’s urban clothing with incredible branding and an unrivalled level of detailing.  Such distinctiveness has gained the brand exclusive appeal worldwide with a cult following amongst celebrities.  

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