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'Down Down': Coles shares shamed as sales growth slows

Coles' half-year earnings have disappointed the market, with shares in the supermarket giant falling to their lowest level since August.

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Coles hits back, blames inflation for prices going up

Coles blames inflation for price rises during its "down down" campaign, denying it misled customers in a case brought to court by the consumer watchdog.

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Woolworths reports 16% jump in profits as ACCC prepares legal action over ‘illusory’ discounts

Earnings report released on Wednesday shows supermarket made $859m net profit in past six months as higher prices hit shoppers

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Supermarket hot cross bun taste test: Choice gives top score to a chocolate bun

In this year’s Easter bun battle, the Australian consumer advocacy group awards 95% to a non-traditional product

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Afternoon Update: clean-up order to tackle Sydney fatberg; Mexico violence after cartel boss killed; and a bear at the Baftas

NSW Environment Protection Authority on Monday said it had issued a pollution reduction program to Sydney Water

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Morning Mail: NDIS call centre staff ‘burnt out’; the rise of AI in Australian schools; armed man killed at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate

NDIS call handlers describe mental toll; fears some schools will be left behind by rise of AI; US Secret Service shoot man dead at Trump estate

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Up up prices gave shoppers bang for buck, court told

A supermarket giant is defending claims it misled customers with its "down down" campaign, saying it offered value for money.

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Did Coles Mislead Us With Its ‘Down Down’ Deals? What The ACCC Trial Means For Shoppers

The ACCC has taken Coles to court over claims its “Down Down” discounts were misleading. Here’s what this actually means for shoppers.

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Supermarket giant 'genuinely cares' about customers

A grocery giant accused of false price discounts has told a court that it genuinely cares about customers while boosting its profits.

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Coles’ shameless ‘Down Down’ promotions have been exposed. So why aren’t they even trying to rebuild trust?

Woolworths and Coles are big companies that plan to stay around for a long time, yet neither has committed to a policy of truthful advertising

The Guardian - AU

Consumer watchdog concerned by rise of per-item prices at Australian supermarkets

Gina Cass-Gottlieb says one of the regulator’s main priorities is to ensure price claims are ‘clear and truthful’

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Shoppers care about 'fair dinkum' discounts, says Coles

A supermarket giant accused of manipulating prices has told a court the regulator is wrongly attributing "sophisticated thought processes" to grocery shoppers.

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Coles tells court its Down Down promotions were ‘fair dinkum’ and did not mislead shoppers

Supermarket defends pricing practices after ACCC labels discounts ‘utterly misleading’ in federal court case

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Supermarket giant Coles planned to deceive customers with ‘utterly misleading’ discounts, court hears

Regulator claims Down Down promotions created ‘illusory’ discounts

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Coles accused of ‘utterly misleading’ discounts as major court case kicks off

Coles has appeared before the Federal Court in Melbourne, as hearings for a high-stakes case launched against the supermarket by Australia’s consumer watchdog officially begin.

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Coles offered ‘utterly misleading’ discounts, consumer watchdog argues in federal court case

ACCC alleges the supermarket breached the law by offering ‘illusory’ discounts on many products

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Coles points finger at suppliers for price changes

Australia's consumer watchdog has accused Coles of artificially increasing prices to create discounts, while the supermarket giant blames supplier cost hikes.

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BoM warns of ‘classic fire spike day’ for Victoria – as it happened

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Bitter taste: per-unit pricing of Australian supermarket fruit and veg leaving customers out of pocket

Consumer advocates call for more transparency as Woolworths, Coles and Aldi expand use of the practice without displaying per-kilogram pricing

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Woman's race case against Coles over 'derogatory' check

A woman may be able to prove her treatment at Coles was different due to her race, after a security check left her feeling humiliated, a tribunal has ruled.

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Australian supermarket coconut water taste test: ‘Smells like an island holiday’

Overcoming his irrational fear of coconut products, Nicholas Jordan tests a lovely – and lowly – bunch of coconuts in a row

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The capsicum paradox: new Australian supermarket pricing a ‘massive transparency fail’ for customers

Exclusive: Comparison of online ‘per each’ price of 15 fruits and vegetables against price per kilogram found ‘completely arbitrary’ price variations

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Coles teen stabbing accused seeks mental health defence

A specialist court is set to decide if a teenage boy accused of stabbing a supermarket worker in the back should face trial on an attempted murder charge.

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Common household rat poisons found to pose unacceptable risk to wildlife as animal advocates push for ban

Environmentalists say proposed temporary suspension of second-generation anticoagulant rodenticides ‘doesn’t go far enough’

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Supermarket price gouging will be banned from July. Will consumers actually end up better off?

This week, the federal government announced a ban on supermarket price gouging, aiming to get “a fairer go for families in their weekly shop”.

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