Tag: Accc

New research has revealed just 20 per cent of Australian companies have a firm policy for buying Australian made goods wherever possible.

While running your own business means you get to be your own boss, it doesn’t quite mean there’s nothing to complain about.

Marketers have long since cottoned onto using the term ‘organic’ for strategic branding. Walking into a supermarket customers are faced with hundreds of different products boasting the term ‘organic’ on the label.

Beware negative brand association – the ACCC has taken action against group buying site Scoopon, alleging it has misled consumers and businesses alike.

An online ugg boot retailer has been left red-faced after an ACCC investigation revealed its ‘Made in Australia’ claims were totally false. Worse still, it also used the official Australian Made logo without authorisation.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released its Small Business In Focus Report, looking at the contacts that small business made with the ACCC in 2012.

As Australian retailers gear up for the Christmas shopping season, they must be diligent in ensuring their compliance with the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).

Genesis Fitness Club (GFC) has been penalised by the consumer watchdog for using the carbon tax as an excuse to increase membership fees, making it the first business in the country to be fined after the ACCC was given extra funds by the Government to crack down on false carbon claims.

Australia’s small business commissioners have signed an agreement to work collaboratively for the benefit of small businesses around the country.

As Woolworths and Coles get set for yet another price war, Food Connect and CERES Fair Food have joined forces to call on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to end the supermarket duopoly and urge consumers to support smaller, local businesses.