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Coles business category manager for health, beauty and baby Kate O’Connor. (Source: Supplied)

Coles adds K-beauty to its skincare category

The move comes as K-beauty continues to attract attention through social media, ingredient-led product discovery and demand for simple skincare routines.

Business

Chalk Hill Wines portfolio
Former Top Shelf CEO Trent Fraser takes the helm at Chalk Hill Wines 
Fraser brings more than two decades of international wine and luxury brand experience.
Recall
Recall: Alog’s Red Hat Kukkia Matcha Chocolate flavour 
The affected batches have best-before dates up to and including 25 Feb 2027.
Sam Kerr
How Mutti turned tinned tomatoes into a love story
Sam Kerr, Dylan Alcott and Chris Brown give a 127-year-old staple a heartbeat.
Recall
Recall: JC Seafood Sweet Chilli & Lime Salmon Portions – 275g
The affected batches have Best-Before dates of 18.09.26
Man in plaid shirt holding a beer bottle
Urgent call for action as retail crime hits NSW liquor stores
“Retailers are investing heavily in CCTV, security and staff training, but they cannot tac...
Ultra Violette sunscreens
Ultra Violette sues manufacturer over subpar sunscreens
Test results showed that 20 sunscreens that used the base formula from the manufacturer ha...

Technology

The Palantir problem Coles could not explain away

What began as an AI efficiency play became a lesson in how retailers explain data.
An elderly couple shopping in a Sydney Coles supermarket evaluating prices
Coles claims Palantir wasn’t used for surveillance, ends partnership
Coles previously claimed that the software is used for operations such as bakery productio...
facial recognition concept
Coles and Woolworths enter retail’s facial recognition minefield
From “pay with a smile” terminals to in-store cameras, Australian retail is quietly buildi...

Supply Chain

Woolworths storefront

Woolworths’ Tasmanian beef decision exposes pressure on local producers

A Tasmanian called the loss a “kick in the guts” for the island state’s farmers.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners secures linehaul transport deal with Visy
Under Visy's national fleet network, CCEP will benefit from reliable capacity, operational...
Heaps Normal and Four Loko
Casella expands portfolio with two new partnerships
The agreements will see CFB push beyond its wine base and diversify its categories to meet...

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Coles adds K-beauty to its skincare category

The move comes as K-beauty continues to attract attention through social media, ingredient...
packaged fresh apples displayed on a supermarket shelf
After krill oil move, Coles urged to match Woolworths on plastics
“Coles lags behind its peers on plastic disclosure and reductions of plastic packaging for...
Holy Moly enters Australia through Woolworths
Australia is Holy Moly’s first market outside Europe, marking the next stage of its expans...