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Coles’ challenges for the year ahead: reining in costs and retail crime

Coles is confronting a number of challenges beyond rising prices and softer spending as it heads into FY24, including a ...

Coles posts $1 billion profit as customers demand value

With inflation and cost-of-living pressures rising, Coles says its Dropped & Locked value campaigns and own brand offeri...

Woolworths boosts funding to combat food insecurity

According to Woolworths data, about 40 per cent of Australians are struggling to make ends meet, with some stating that ...

Aldi to purchase US Southeastern grocers Winn-Dixie and Harveys

The German-based company will take over all Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarkets operations at 400 stores across Alabama,...

Why Victoria’s Wage Inspectorate is taking Woolies to court

Earlier this month, it was revealed that supermarket giant Woolworths faces criminal prosecution for allegedly failing t...

Aldi Australia names Anna McGrath as CEO

Anna McGrath has been with the company for 17 years in various leadership roles and was the former group MD for both US ...

Coles adds a fully electric van to its online delivery fleet

Dubbed ‘Sparky’ by Coles team members, the van aims to complete up to 240 orders a week and save up to $170 on fuel each...
NZ Supermarkets to implement mandatory unit pricing for groceries

NZ supermarkets to implement mandatory unit pricing for groceries

The new regulations will apply to stores that sell: bread, dairy products, eggs or eggs products, fruit, vegetables, mea...

Woolworths, Goterra to use larvae to break down food waste

Goterra’s soon-to-be-unveiled facility in Sydney’s Wetherill Park will use Black Soldier Fly larvae to break down food w...

Consumer alleges Fair Trading breaches by NZ grocery duopoly

“We found that dodgy multi-buys were most common at Foodstuffs stores, and specials that were more expensive than the or...

German supermarket seeks to charge shoppers ‘true’ environmental cost

German inflation is on a downward trend, but food prices are still 11 per cent higher than a year ago, preliminary data ...

Woolworths faces prosecution over unpaid long service leave

The regulator has also alleged underpayments ranging between $250 to over $12,000 and has filed 1000 chargers in the Mag...

Coles honours its most outstanding suppliers

Coles' awards celebrated 16 businesses for excellence in a range of categories, with each one being recognised for their...

Why Woolworths’ acquisition might bring the best out of Milkrun

Experts discuss what the future holds for Milkrun following its sudden collapse, then acquisition by Woolworths.

Woolworths to rebrand its NZ store network in $370 million upgrade

“In the coming months and years, you’re going to see us bringing the best of the Woolworths brand across the Tasman," sa...

Less is more: How Metcash’s Supa Valu is doing things differently

Supa Valu is in the process of launching its first store in Western Australia, where it will be trialling a number of ne...
No more tears: Woolworths unveils Australia's first “tearless” onions

No more tears: Woolworths unveils Australia’s first “tearless” onions

The company claims its tearless onions were developed over decades – including through cross-breeding – to have fewer ir...

Coles own brand range expands into Malaysia with Jaya Grocer

The collaboration is in line with Jaya Grocer’s Australia Fair, which is supported by the Australian Trade and Investmen...

What Metcash’s results reveal about the state of food retail

With Australia already in a ‘retail recession’, and the chances of an economic recession hitting next year being high, M...

Metcash sales, earnings ‘at record levels’ despite cost-of-living pressure

IGA owner Metcash says sales across all retail pillars remain “strong” and the business is actively managing increased c...