Outback stores given the Coles and Woolies treatment
Outback stores given the Coles and Woolies treatment
Patricia Karvelas August 15, 2006
Source: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20131265-2702,00.html
STORES in outback indigenous communities will be run like Coles and Woolworths, as part of a national retailing network with profit their main object and corruption targeted.
The federal Government is spending $48 million to set up a network of up to 1000 franchise-style outlets across remote Australia under the banner of the incorporated Outback Stores.
The network - directed by a bevy of the country's retailing elite - will punish stores that breach their contractual obligations by engaging in corruption.
Not only are the days of pilfering out the back door numbered, there also will be an all-out attack on high-sugar and high-salt foods and drinks.
The new stores eventually aim to hire nutritionists to improve health in remote communities, which will benefit from cheaper prices because of bulk buying. Metcash is the first wholesaler to sign up to the group.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough consulted Woolworths chief executive Roger Corbett and Mr Corbett's Coles counterpart, John Fletcher, to get the project up and running.
Mr Brough said yesterday Woolworths and Coles had no commercial interest in the company, but were offering "invaluable support and technical assistance" because they wanted to be good corporate citizens.
The board of Outback Stores, unveiled yesterday, includes Alan Williams, former chief operating officer of the Coles Food and Liquor Group, and Avner Nahmani, general manager of corporate marketing at Woolworths.
Alastair King, CEO of the Arnhem Land Progress Association, which operates 11 remote stores in the Northern Territory, and Ian Myers, deputy general manager at Indigenous Business Australia, are also directors.
Mr Williams said there were too many cases of stores being run corruptly.
"There are many examples where there is more product going out the back door than is going out the front door and we've got to stop that," he said.
"The second stage is we will start working with nutritionists who will work with the stores and with the community health workers and local schools to start raising the nutritional profile."
The board's priority will be to consider a commercial management model to improve governance, finance and stock management systems, supply chain inconsistencies and the availability of more healthy foods.
Patricia Karvelas August 15, 2006
Source: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20131265-2702,00.html
STORES in outback indigenous communities will be run like Coles and Woolworths, as part of a national retailing network with profit their main object and corruption targeted.
The federal Government is spending $48 million to set up a network of up to 1000 franchise-style outlets across remote Australia under the banner of the incorporated Outback Stores.
The network - directed by a bevy of the country's retailing elite - will punish stores that breach their contractual obligations by engaging in corruption.
Not only are the days of pilfering out the back door numbered, there also will be an all-out attack on high-sugar and high-salt foods and drinks.
The new stores eventually aim to hire nutritionists to improve health in remote communities, which will benefit from cheaper prices because of bulk buying. Metcash is the first wholesaler to sign up to the group.
Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough consulted Woolworths chief executive Roger Corbett and Mr Corbett's Coles counterpart, John Fletcher, to get the project up and running.
Mr Brough said yesterday Woolworths and Coles had no commercial interest in the company, but were offering "invaluable support and technical assistance" because they wanted to be good corporate citizens.
The board of Outback Stores, unveiled yesterday, includes Alan Williams, former chief operating officer of the Coles Food and Liquor Group, and Avner Nahmani, general manager of corporate marketing at Woolworths.
Alastair King, CEO of the Arnhem Land Progress Association, which operates 11 remote stores in the Northern Territory, and Ian Myers, deputy general manager at Indigenous Business Australia, are also directors.
Mr Williams said there were too many cases of stores being run corruptly.
"There are many examples where there is more product going out the back door than is going out the front door and we've got to stop that," he said.
"The second stage is we will start working with nutritionists who will work with the stores and with the community health workers and local schools to start raising the nutritional profile."
The board's priority will be to consider a commercial management model to improve governance, finance and stock management systems, supply chain inconsistencies and the availability of more healthy foods.
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