No I mean the inside of the stores, are there still shelves, fridges, counters inside?
Because the whole building is boarded up you canāt see whatās left inside.
Cmon, theyāre only boards, go have a look.,whatās the worst that could happen,?
Yeah thatās why I was asking aha!
sliver bracelets on his wrist is my guess.
Same is happening at the Shell in Mt Gambier. The owners have said the fuel side of operations have remained profitable enough to warrant discontinuing the shop with minimal impact.
Not sure how that works when it has a reputation for being one of the most expensive (fuel) outlets with more competitive brands such as Pearl Energy and APCO in town.
New Woolworths data shows 45 per cent of shoppers are actively budgeting and planning for Christmas earlier than usual, with younger families leading the trend.
The new figures come as the supermarket giant launches its 2026 festive range of nearly 500 products ā including more than 120 food items, as it pitches a three-course Christmas spread starting at $100.
Woolworths Retail managing director Annette Karantoni said value was driving customers to prepare earlier.
Iād expect a surge in theft this Christmas.
This is where the government and the RBA should be stepping in to stop the big banks screwing businesses with credit card charges. Iām sure processing credit card transactions is a much cheaper option for banks than having to provide and handle cash. We donāt see this being a burden in other countries. They prefer customers pay with credit cards in a lot of places. The system is ripping off businesses by banks in Australia.
this is what i donāt understand. Businesses seem to carry on like there is zero cost in handling cash. Is that the case?
And in any case the surcharge was tiny compared to some reports of price hikes, looks like they took the opportunity for a general price rise.
Surely, it would cost more to collect the cash, count it and deposit it in the branch or ATM. I have seen some business people waiting ages for the teller to count their cash and even the ATMs take ages to do it. It would also be a pain to have enough change in the till and the safe to cover every day business and rush off to the bank when you run out.
Apart from the dodgy businesses who might prefer cash because they donāt declare it to the ATO, I donāt see why cash would be better.
I think it gets undervalued by many businesses because its a shift in cost (its a cost in time as opposed to a direct money cost)
And the business can see the cost directly on their balance sheet. Nowadays it would cost the banks very little per transaction but they make a killing out of it. If they say charged 0.5 cents per transaction I would argue they would still make a profit.
Customers need to let competion work. There are some cafeās that didnāt increase their prices at all which you should continue patronage with. The places that just used it to increase prices more than 2 per cent and whinge about it they should be boycotted.
If your cafe has for example does $5000 of cash transactions a day if it were electronic it would cost roughly $50. Say overall counting the money, keeping the float going to the bank etc takes 2 hours overall and the employee costs $35 a hour thatās $70. Electronic payments would be cheaper in that scenario which would not be uncommon.
I suppose the problem is that if they accept cash at all, then thereās no incremental cost to additional transactions, so to that extent cash is free to the business as cash handling is a sunk cost, taking $300 to the bank or $3000 is the same, but each card transaction adds a bit.
The big problem I always had was that it seemed like a random number - you tap and find out itās another 30 cents or so on top. Businesses absolutely should have been able to ask how Iāll pay and show a subtotal inclusive of a fee, itās the slimy stealth addition after you tap which was the problem all along.
Direct Group, the owner of Innovations, has spent recent months seeking new investment or a buyer for the business. While there has been interest from a number of parties, a transaction has not yet been secured that would allow Innovations to continue in its current form. Unless a buyer is found, the Board expects Innovations to close.
Innovations commenced a Closing Down Sale on Tuesday 6 October to liquidate stock. The Closing Down Sale is being run while the search for a buyer continues. If a buyer is found, the sale will cease.
Australia has now joined the UK and EU in banning card surcharges, something theyāve had since 2018. Doesnāt mean businesses canāt recover those costs, just means they canāt whack an extra fee on at checkout. Build it into your prices like every other operating cost. You donāt get charged extra for using the toilet, wifi or heating in a cafe. And handling cash isnāt free either, thereās counting, banking, staff time etc.
And letās not forget a chunk of credit card fees goes towards funding rewards programs. Aussies are obsessed with collecting Qantas points, but those points arenāt free. Banks pay billions for rewards and interchange fees help fund them.
Sure, 1-2% can matter to some businesses, but theyāre free to factor that into their prices like they do with rent, electricity and wages. Iād much rather see the actual price upfront than get hit with another surcharge at the till. Plenty of businesses around the world have managed this for decades.
first, offering opal top-ups (or any other transport card top ups) is a loss leader, to get people into the store in the hope they will pick up other things.
the other thing that bugs me is businesses complaining about the abolishment of the surcharge. the idea of getting rid of the surcharge is that the price on the shelf is the price i pay. ive lived in places where the shelf price is listed plus tax.
we donāt pay an electricity surcharge or a rent surcharge so why should i as a consumer pay a payment surcharge for a payment method that is actully cheaper and easier than cash