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Government seeks public submissions on unit pricing review
The review aims to improve the Unit Pricing Code to make price comparisons easier and more transparent.
Choice catches major pharmacies misleading consumers about discounts
One in three people said it was difficult to tell if the colourful promotional tags at pharmacies represented a discount...
Shrinkflation trend forces law change on unit pricing
Shrinkflation is when product sizes decrease while prices remain the same or increase.
Choice finds Aldi cheaper than Coles, Woolworths – on 14 grocery items
Choice also found that grocery pricing varies by location, with consumers in Tasmania or the Northern Territory paying m...
Coles, Woolworths called out for ‘tricky’ grocery pricing
Choice submission claims both supermarket majors routinely manipulate prices to the detriment of consumers.
Choice catches Coles raising ‘locked’ prices; ACCC probe draws apology
"A retailer as big as Coles failing to keep its pricing promises is simply unacceptable, particularly during a cost of l...
Choice finds shopping multiple chains can cut 40 per cent off shopping bill
"It's really simple that, financially, this makes the most sense," – Professor Nitika Garg of the University of NSW.
Major retail chains yield to consumer pressure over facial scans
Two retailers refused to back down before being reported today to have paused the technology.
Facing up: Choice reveals retailers scanning customer ‘faceprints’ on entry
Kmart, The Good Guys and Bunnings were found to use facial recognition technology to identify customers who enter stores...
Chemist Warehouse accused of price tampering during Black Friday sales
According to a report by consumer advocate Choice, at least three products saw prices a collective 38 per cent higher th...
Can too much choice overload consumers?
Psychologists found supermarket shoppers confronted with a larger choice range were more likely to make a sub-optimal ch...
Choice blasts Freedom Foods over “bag of sugar”
Shonkys takes aim at Health Star Rating and singles out XO Crunch for "health washing".
Choice urges ministers to act on health star rating
Lower Health Star Rating may lead to penalising products with high sugar content.
Customers more satisfied with local supermarkets: Choice
Locally produced goods and ease of parking push smaller chains ahead.
Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Smash makes it on Choice Shonkys list
Choice Shonkys 2018 names and shames misleading brands.
CHOICE calls for better alcoholic drinks labelling
Consumer group wants kilojoule labelling to be improved.
Coles chief says expensive grocery prices are ‘crazy’
Supermarket giant plans to convert an additional 180 stores to include bakeries.
ALDI emerges as cheapest supermarket in Australia
CHOICE survey reveals the most expensive grocery.
