Last-minute rush for Valentine’s Day
February 13, 2010
Love is in the air and with time running out until Valentine’s Day, florists, jewellers, restaurants and giftware shops are being inundated with love-struck romantics. Read more
Toy splurge makes kids asset rich
December 24, 2009
South Australian children are becoming increasingly asset rich thanks to the splurging of parents who fork out an average of $581 on toys and games at Christmas. Read more
New plans expected for shopping complex
December 15, 2009
A shopping centre developer will scrap plans to build a bulky goods retail centre on Mount Gambier’s northern gateway, but will lodge a fresh blueprint for a $70m shopping complex for the site.
This follows Planning Minister Paul Holloway restricting bulky goods in the new core retail zone to just 1500m2 of floor space. Read more
Supermarkets embrace unit pricing
December 3, 2009
South East households could save an average of at least $96 a year after unit pricing became mandatory in large supermarkets this week.
Unit pricing is where grocery items are priced by reference to common units of measure, such as per 100 grams and per 100 millilitres. Read more
Shoppers adapt to plastic bag ban
November 6, 2009
Six months into South Australia’s ban on checkout style plastic bags, the sale of green bags at Mount Gambier Fishers IGA store are slowing down.
When the ban was implemented on May 4, checkout operators had to deal with disgruntled shoppers who were outspoken about “wasting” 99 cents on a green bag, but six months on and after stocking up on enough green bags, customers have calmed down. Read more
Mount Gambier the SA layby capital
September 17, 2009
Mount Gambier has been named the layby capital of South Australia. Read more
FlyBuys soar in Mount Gambier
September 3, 2009
Mount Gambier has been named South Australia’s top FlyBuys location, with residents earning more than 13 million points with the shopping loyalty program in the past year.
According to FlyBuys’ statistics, more than 4000 Mount Gambier residents are FlyBuys members. Read more
Numbers go up in Commercial Street
August 7, 2009
Mount Gambier Chamber of Commerce has been busy over the past few days placing numbers on shopfronts along Commercial Street to stop confusion among visitors and locals.
Chamber secretary Mark Fullford said about three quarters of retailers did not have a number displayed outside their shop. Read more
Retail spending dips slightly
August 6, 2009
Retailers experienced only a slight decrease in consumer spending in June, according to new National Retailers Association figures.
The data shows retail turnover in South Australia for June was 1.5pc lower (seasonally adjusted) than May.
This compared to the national retail turnover, which had a 1.4pc decrease during the same month. Read more
Plans lodged for $50m shopping centre
June 23, 2009
Supermarket giant Woolworths has lodged plans to build a $50m “market place shopping centre” on Mount Gambier’s northern gateway, which is expected to create 400 new jobs for the city.
The application lodged with Mount Gambier City Council unveils a bold blueprint to build a Woolworths supermarket, a Big W discount department store and speciality shops. Read more
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