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Morning Mail: how Woolworths tracks and times its workers, Crisafulli faces abortion policy questions, Outback meets Succession

Changes to eliminate ‘time-wasting’ at warehouses condemned by workers

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2024

Coles, Woolies call price check on ACCC discount claim

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths will fight the consumer watchdog over accusations of dodgy "price drop" campaigns.

AAP · Oct 22, 2024

‘Stop all time wasting’: Woolworths workers tracked and timed under new efficiency crackdown

The supermarket giant has increased pressure on employees with a new framework that warehouse staff describe as ‘bullying’ and unsafe

The Guardian - AU · Oct 22, 2024

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The 90s revival continues! WH Smith announces it's selling vinyl in shops again

WH Smith is about to become your local record store again –someone tell me Woolworths is reopening!

TechRadar · Oct 22, 2024

Supermarkets blamed most for cost-of-living woes

A new report reveals Australians lay the blame for the rising cost of living at the feet of supermarkets.

AAP · Oct 16, 2024

Supermarkets tight-lipped on Tim Tam price discrepancy

Australia's major supermarkets say their suppliers are being hit by inflation which is trickling through to prices at the checkout.

AAP · Oct 11, 2024

Australian supermarket ginger beer taste test: ‘It’s the Sunrise breakfast TV of the soft drink aisle’

From aggressively spicy brews to one that tastes like ‘dental goo’, Nicholas Jordan tries 17 ginger beers – and gets fizzy-cal

The Guardian - AU · Oct 8, 2024

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Aussie classics Vegemite and Tim Tams cheaper in UK supermarkets than Australia

Vegemite sells for 30 cents more per 100g in Australia, a salty byproduct of lower supermarket competition sure to leave a bad taste

The Guardian - AU · Oct 5, 2024

How too many hoops to jump through risks driving away dedicated volunteers

Letters: 'It's occurring in many volunteering services'

Newcastle Herald · Oct 4, 2024

Woolworths lands apartment tower deal for prime site

A vacant inner-city site bought by Woolworths' development arm in 2020 will become a multi-storey apartment complex anchored by the supermarket.

AAP · Oct 3, 2024

Rising grocery prices makes feeding kids a challenge

Australian shoppers say it has become harder to provide kids with nutritious food and it's time for the government to crack down on supermarkets.

AAP · Oct 2, 2024

‘Shrinkflation’ is the Albanese government’s next target to protect supermarket shoppers

The Albanese government will tackle “shrinkflation” in supermarkets and potentially other parts of the retail sector.

The Conversation · Oct 2, 2024

Expert rejects supermarket land banking concerns

A retail expert says it's "not unreasonable" for supermarkets to spend years developing sites for stores, as the government moves to crack down on land banking.

AAP · Oct 1, 2024

Assange says he is free because he ‘pled guilty to journalism’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2024

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The Conversation · Sep 30, 2024

Government moves to tighten planning rules to stop land banking and boost supermarket competition

The Albanese government, in a fresh strike against the supermarkets, has announced it will work with the states to reform regulations to help boost competition by opening more sites for new stores.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 27, 2024

Coles and Woolworths are in hot water with the regulator. What happens now?

If ‘was/is’ pricing was the thought bubble of people in marketing, a lawyer says, the supermarket duo might be in for some trouble

The Conversation · Sep 27, 2024

‘Concerning’: ACCC interim report on supermarket inquiry tells of supplier woes and ‘oligopolistic’ market

It hasn’t been a good week for Coles and Woolworths. On Monday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the national competition regulator or ACCC) announced it was taking legal action against the big supermarkets over alleged misleading pricing claims.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 26, 2024

Morning Mail: Australia’s ‘oligopolists’, Musk’s Trump funding, and paths to negative gearing reform

Watchdog’s interim report slams Coles and Woolworths for squeezing out competition; Republican ground game paid for by billionaire’s Pac

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AAP · Sep 26, 2024

Aldi reigns supreme as more customers compare grocers

Aldi has prevailed in a second supermarket basket comparison, a process many customers are carrying out before their weekly shop.

AAP · Sep 26, 2024

Major supermarkets breached trust, Albanese says

It is "a breach of trust" for supermarkets to behave like this, Anthony Albanese says after Coles and Woolworths were criticised over "misleading" specials.

AAP · Sep 25, 2024

Shopping around could help lower grocery prices for all

Aldi shoppers are paying significantly less than Coles or Woolworths customers but the biggest savers could be those shopping across all three.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 25, 2024

Inflation may be falling but business’s drive to maximise profits fuelled Australia’s cost-of-living nightmare

A significant reason for the drop in inflation was the federal government’s energy bill relief fund and the rebates in Queensland, WA and Tasmania

AAP · Sep 24, 2024

Psychological tricks behind supermarket discounts

Marketing experts say supermarkets are hitting on a human bias to buy with little thought when presented with apparent discounts.

The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2024

Australian supermarket pre-popped popcorn taste test: ‘Very addictive … I wouldn’t eat these publicly’

From a packet that would light up a boring work party to another that smells ‘like butter cultured in a jockstrap’, Nicholas Jordan grabs the popcorn – and is not entertained

The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2024

Phantom brands, ‘seasonal’ discounts and shrinkflation: the pricing tricks used by Australian supermarkets

Coles and Woolworths are accused of inflating prices – but those aren’t the only tactics hurting shoppers

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