#Fuel
How rising fuel, groceries, rates and bills are reshaping what your customers can afford to spend
Joel Gibson of Zyft breaks down how every essential cost is rising at once and what the March CPI data means for small businesses whose customers are running out of breathing room.
Six practical changes to cut your fleet’s fuel costs right now
Barry Saad of Truck Tech writes on the practical fleet changes that deliver immediate fuel savings for SME operators.
Contracts cancelled, staff cut, hours reduced: the fuel crisis toll on business
One in four businesses are not confident they can manage the next four weeks. New research from the ACCI reveals the real toll of the fuel crisis
Short-lived: Petrol prices fell to 15-year low
The second quarterly report on the Australian petroleum industry by the ACCC revealed the nation’s petrol prices hit their lowest point in real terms in over fifteen years, hitting 103 cents per litre in early February 2015.
Darwin petrol prices coming under ACCC spotlight
The ACCC has chosen the first regional location to be studied as part of the petrol monitoring arrangements launched in December 2014.
January saw the lowest petrol prices in six years
The first quarterly report into the Australian petroleum industry for 2015 has been released by the ACCC, revealing a price decrease to 109.2 cents per litre in the month of January – the lowest monthly average since 2009.
Aussies hold fuel efficiency above safety as top priority
A new report has revealed 80 per cent of Australia’s motorists hold fuel efficiency above high performance and safety as the most important factor when it comes to their vehicles.
ACCC report highlights historically high petrol prices in 2013-14
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) have today published their seventh annual report looking into the prices, costs and profits of unleaded petrol in Australia.
Woolworths slapped for breaching fuel competition rules
Supermarket giant Woolworths has been caught out engaging in anti-competitive behaviour in a new ruling that has given the green light to the bundling of fuel “shopper docket” discounts. The Federal Court today found that Woolworths had breached a court enforceable undertaking made with the competition watchdog last December to cap fuel discounts linked to […]