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Aldi: Founded in 1946, the name of the shop stands for ALbrecht-DIscount. The German supermarket has stores in most EU countries, as well as Australia and the United States. Aldi has been in the UK since 1990 Most German towns and villages have at least one Aldi shop. There are about 4,100 stores in Germany, and 7,600 worldwide. The group expanded to the UK in 1990, opening its first location in Birmingham.  Morrisons: The company was founded by William Morrison in 1899, who ...

Comments attributable to Ken Morrison, Chief Executive - Property Council of Australia. "The Property Council of Australia welcomes Labor's announcement...

Sombre figures point to a deceleration in CBD revival By Maja Garaca Djurdjevic 03 March 2021 | 1 minute read SHARE The rate of workers returning to the office has decelerated nationwide, suggesting there is a long way to go to before Australia’s commercial centres are completely reactivated. The Property Council’s latest office occupancy survey has revealed sombre figures, showing there has been little growth in the number of workers returning to offices in February across a majority of A...

MacroBusiness Access Subscriber Only Content at 12:00 pm on March 2, 2021 | 12 comments As expected, Australia’s business lobby and wealthy elite are growing more vocal demanding the federal government open Australia’s international border to migrants. These groups like mass immigration for three main reasons: It provides a bigger pool of available workers to recruit, thereby increasing competition in the labour market, lowering worker bargaining power, and holding down wage costs; It expan...

Lockdowns slow progress towards CBD reactivation Australian CBDs are feeling the impact of recent COVID-19 lockdowns, with new data revealing a deceleration in the rate of workers returning to their offices. The Property Council of Australia’s latest office occupancy survey has found little growth in the number of workers returning to offices in February across most Australian CBDs. Following recent snap lockdowns, Melbourne and Perth CBDs both had less workers at the end of February than the...

The peak body for Australia's property industry is calling on the Australian Government to begin to reignite one of the biggest engines of economic...

Date Time IA Priority List a wake up call for governments Australia’s property industry has labelled Infrastructure Australia’s 2021 Priority List a wake-up call for governments to fast-track investment and supercharge economic recovery. Property Council of Australia Chief Executive Ken Morrison said the new list reveals the scale of the challenge facing the nation to meet growing infrastructure needs. Infrastructure Australia’s 2021 Priority List, released today, adds 44 new proposals to...

editorial@newsandsentinel.com Eramet donated $10,000 (from left to right): Sherry Noland, nurse, Terry Kimble, human resource manager, Dean Douglass, chief technical officer, Dr. Kim Poole, trustee, Memorial Health Foundation, Marc Mounier-Vehier, chief executive officer and Jarrett Stull, executive director, Memorial Health Foundation. (Photo Provided) Morrison Inc. presented a $10,000 check (from left to right): Chase Hughes, vice-president; Ken Morrison, senior vice-president; and Da...

Work-from-home trend to create health and safety issues, expert warns MonMonday 8 updated MonMonday 8 A significant proportion of Australian have been working from home since March 2020. ( Share Print text only Cancel With office vacancies increasing and a major bank advertising more than 100 work-from-home (WFH) positions, an expert is warning that a health and safety minefield is looming for employers who have chosen to ditch the office. Key points: Australias work-from-home trend is expected...

Two-thirds of Melbourne offices unoccupied, Sydney less than half full Save Share Melbourne CBD office towers were more two-thirds empty at the end of January while those in Sydney were more than half vacant, as many employees remained at home despite being allowed or encouraged to return to work, new figures show. Melbourne’s occupancy more than doubled to 31 per cent at the end of January, from 13 per cent in December, according to the latest survey of commercial landlords by the Propert...