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Update 3.30pm Monday: Northern NSW Tweed residents can now to place their grocery orders online and collect them just 90 minutes later. Coles has confirmed the Tweed Coast and the Northern Rivers are amongst the first supermarkets in Australia to get Coles 90-minute Click&Collect Rapid service. Coles Casino, Lismore, Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads offer the new feature, for a flat $5 fee when customers select the Click&Collect Rapid service on Coles Online. Coles Tweed Coast & Northern Rivers Regional Manager Andrew Sneesby said Click&Collect Rapid was a convenient solution for local shoppers who don t have time to complete a full shop in-store.
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The state’s peak business organisation, Business NSW, says confidence is returning, but lockdowns and border closures are continuing to present challenges.
Jane Laverty is the Northern Rivers Regional Manager for Business NSW.
She says feedback from businesses across the region over the past week suggests their main focus is on consolidation, along with the need to provide sharper business product and service offerings which can withstand change.
One ongoing challenge for the sector is workforce development, with a much greater focus on attracting skilled staff and/or investing in developing existing staff. Business also say local councils need to champion economic development activity.