FMCG Business September 2021

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[ convenience & impulse retailing ]

WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER Deb Jackson, Managing Editor, C&I NZ

Welcome to Convenience & Impulse Retailing New Zealand (C&I NZ), created proudly in partnership with the New Zealand Association of Convenience Stores (NZACS). As we go to press, the strict level four lockdown across New Zealand has been extended as the country’s Delta outbreak continues to climb. Fortunately, supermarkets, dairies, and petrol stations

finalists for the 2021 Peter Jowett scholarship. We share some great insights from Andrew Arnold, Country Manager at Shopper Intelligence New Zealand, who breaks down the best ways to plan promotional activity to engage shoppers. And we’ve got some big news out of Australia, with leading fuel supplier Ampol launching a $2 billion bid to acquire 100% of Z Energy. A successful

can continue trading while following health and safety guidelines. But what is more fortunate is that the workers who are keeping these businesses operating have been classified as essential and are now eligible for priority vaccinations. It’s a tough time that we’re going through, but together we can get through this if we follow the lockdown measures, look out for each other, and vaccinate, vaccinate, vaccinate. In this issue we’ve got some exciting news from NZACS, with two new faces joining the management committee. We also get to know the four impressive young future leaders who have been named as

transaction would create a Trans-Tasman leader in fuel with significant regional scale and an integrated supply chain. We would like to thank Louise Mitchell from NPD, Joanna Graham from bp, the four Peter Jowett finalists, including Andrew Olsen from Frucor Suntory, and Chad Beets, Kailee Weir, and Sergei Morgun from BAT NZ, and Andrew Arnold from Shopper Intelligence for their contributions to this edition of C&I NZ. Stay safe, Deb Jackson

“IT’S A TOUGH TIME THAT WE’RE GOING THROUGH, BUT TOGETHER WE CAN GET THROUGH THIS...”

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FMCG BUSINESS - SEPTEMBER 2021


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