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Woolworths Christmas campaign promotes local producers
Woolworths has launched its Christmas campaign for this year, emphasising the Australian spirit of generosity.
Social-enterprise bakery The Bread & Butter Project opens in Woolworths Sydney store
Australia’s first social-enterprise bakery The Bread & Butter Project has partnered with Woolworth to open a concession store.
Fable expands premium plant-based meat alternatives in Woolies, Coles
Australian food maker Fable Food Co has rolled out new plant-based Braised Beef in Coles stores.
Coles’ revenue continues growth in first quarter
Coles has continued riding the wave of heightened grocery activity throughout the first quarter of FY21, with group sales revenue growing 10.5 per cent to $9.6 billion.
Woolworths’ distribution bid “opportunistic”: Ombudsman
Woolworth’s bid to acquire food distributor PFD has earned another detractor, with the Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell officially opposing the move.
Coles launches new organic wine range across its liquor chains
Coles is launching an organic wine range across Vintage Cellars, First Choice Liquor Market and Liquorland.
Coles IT crash frustrates customers, temporarily shuts 800 stores
Customers nationwide were left to abandon shopping carts in more than 800 Coles supermarkets on Friday, as the chain suffered a crash of it’s payment systems, disabling it from processing any purchases.
Former Coles Group exec joins Founders First
Founders First has appointed former Coles Group GM of marketing, Yolanda Uys, as marketing and innovation director, who starts next month.
Woolies launches new tech to deliver groceries same day in Melbourne
Micro-fulfilment tech could be a game changer, says Woolies CEO.
Nine Woolies stores will be cashless as of next week
Supermarket Woolworths is expanding its trial of cashless Metro stores, with a further two sites in Victoria and one in New South Wales to no longer accept cash payments starting next week
