Woolworths, Checkers, Pick n Pay? Food store giants are battling for your footfall

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Apr 22

Woolworths, Coles and Aldi accused of using promotional labels that confuse and may mislead supermarket shoppers

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Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci threatened with six months prison for holding Senate in contempt

Quick Glance: Senator Threatens Woolworths CEO with Contempt

Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci was threatened with contempt by the Senate committee for failing to answer simple questions.

Banducci refused to answer a question and faced the choice of six months in prison or a $5,000 fine.

Senator McKim insisted that 'return on equity' was an important measure of corporate profitability, to which Banducci repeatedly declined to respond.

The discussion concluded with Banducci admitting to not knowing the return on equity for the Woolworths Group last financial year and Senator McKim threatening him with contempt.

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Apr 25

Awkward Anzac gaffe on Woolies mudcake: A shopper has gone viral on social media after sharing an image of an attempted Anzac Day message iced atop one of ...

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Woolworths fined $1.2 million for underpaying Victorian workers' long service leave

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Apr 23

New range lands at Woolies stores: A big change is coming to Woolworths, with the supermarket giant confirming a whole new “dine in” section has been added to ...

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Apr 15

What to expect from appearances by Woolworths and Coles at the Senate inquiry into supermarket prices

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Apr 14

Multinational giants urged to front supermarket inquiry for ‘playing hardball’: Australian retailers have turned their sights on global suppliers such as Nestle ...

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Apr 20

WATCH | 'She is the one': A love story that started inside a minibus ferrying commuters to work

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Apr 22

‘Prices dropped’: supermarket discount labels are confusing shoppers, Choice tells ACCC inquiry

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Apr 16

Australian grocery groups undergo Senate grilling on price-gouging allegations: Bosses of Woolworths and Coles defend profitability on first day of inquiry

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‘WTF’: Woolies responds to steak complaint: Woolworths has denied “gluing” its meat after a shopper claimed he’d purchased two eye fillet steaks that were ...

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Apr 22

Woolies pic exposes huge Aussie demand: A photo of a rare Woolworths store has flamed the ongoing debate around controversial self-service checkouts in ...

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smh.com.au/business/companies/everyone-seems-to-be-a-victim-in-the-supermarket-review-20240409-p5fihj.html

Apr 09

Everyone seems to be a victim in the supermarket review: While Woolworths and Coles point the finger at the behaviour of other big retailers ...

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Apr 08

Australia proposes mandatory code of conduct for supermarkets, millions in fines: Australia's major supermarkets could face fines of up to A$10 million ($6 ...

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Quick Glance: Report Recommends Stricter Rules for Supermarkets and Higher Penalties for Violations

Recommendation to introduce a mandatory code of conduct for supermarkets

Companies should face financial penalties of up to A$10 million or 10% of revenue for non-compliance

No endorsement of granting regulatory powers to break up large supermarket chains

Proposal for tougher rules and higher penalties for supermarkets in report

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Apr 08

Government supports massive penalty regime for Coles and Woolworths recommended in Emerson review

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Woolworths NZ staff to wear body cameras to help reduce abuse against workers: Woolworths NZ has seen a 75 per cent increase in physical assaults ...

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Kenya Power ordered to pay Sh500 million to Woolworths over 2009 Nakumatt Downtown fire

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Apr 23

Supermarket giants' promotional labels 'confusing and risk misleading shoppers', consumer body claims

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Apr 18

Woolworths admits to underpaying staff by $1.24m, could face a hefty fine : Today Woolworths admitted in court that it short-changed at least 1 ...

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Apr 18

Bread, milk, ham and a library book: The supermarket land deal causing a local outcry

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Apr 09

Coles and Woolworths chiefs to face Senate over growing profits during cost-of-living crisis

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Apr 07

‘A joke’: Return of cult brekky item divides: Fans of a cult Aussie breakfast item are divided by its recent return to supermarket shelves.

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Apr 16

Pick n Pay ‘destroyed me’ — retailer’s original black franchisee describes eight years of ‘torture’

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Apr 08

Big business in Australia faces less competition than almost anywhere else – and likes it that way

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Poundland building in Elgin begins to emerge from behind scaffolding after six years of works

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Apr 12

Market power allows CEOs to raise their own salaries, Queensland economists say: Economists like John Quiggin believe executives are able to "cream money off the ...

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Apr 15

Whistleblower lifts the lid on Coles, Woolworths price gouging tactics: The bosses of Australia's biggest supermarkets are bound for Canberra set to appear ...

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Woolworths and Coles are hoarding land, IGA operator tells Senate inquiry: The boss of Metcash Food calls for even stronger merger laws, while Aldi Australia’s ...

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Apr 21

Dortmund against Leverkusen in the live ticker: Bayer Streberkusen: Thanks to the completely normal last-minute goal, Alonso's Leverkusen team also kept their ...

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Woolworths, Boots, Currys and more - Shirley in the 1980s: Structurally, Shirley High Street and Shirley Road haven’t changed much since the 1980s ...

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The Mumok sinks into phrases and anti-Semitism: Apart from a barrage of banalities, Fatima Hellberg only had one thing to say on the occasion of her enthronement ...

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Game Room adds Checkers in its latest update: Game Rooms adds checkers as a new game mode in its latest update

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Woman hits lottery jackpot Only by chance does a double win come to light: Surprise for a lottery player from Berlin: After she hit the jackpot ...

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Senate inquiry chair threatens to hold Woolworths CEO in contempt – video: Woolworths CEO's inability to disclose company's return on equity leads to ...

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Take a look back at Colchester businesses through the years: AS with any town or city, Colchester has seen a large number of businesses come and go over the ...

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Apr 11

Bygone Salisbury: a tale of two Woolworths: At one time there were two FW Woolworth & Co. stores in Salisbury.

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Apr 08

Pensioner wins the lottery several times: operator initiates investigation - “I am angry”

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Apr 09

The Finance Ghost: The market lowdown on grocery groups, Invicta and Spear: A group either needs to make acquisitions in a familiar market, but in new industry ...

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PureGym set to open in Haywards Heath as company transforms former Woolworths store

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Apr 08

Shoprite joins group of retailers revamping retail on a global scale: The W23 Global fund will pump $125m into start-ups aimed at addressing sustainability and ...

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Apr 05

More rats found in Dunedin supermarket: A new pair have been found at South Dunedin Woolworths, a month after it was cleared.

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Mar 31

Beginner’s luck as Daily Maverick member scores Pick n Pay asap! R100,000: Stellenbosch resident Claire Walker used her Daily Maverick Pick n Pay asap! codes to ...

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smh.com.au/politics/federal/coalition-developing-big-stick-law-to-rein-in-coles-and-woolworths-20240327-p5fflq.html

Mar 29

Coalition developing ‘big stick’ law to rein in Coles and Woolworths: Opposition backbenchers are putting pressure on Peter Dutton to live up to his repeated ...

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Apr 02

Pauline Hanson explodes at Woollies over Anzac Day

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Mar 26

Warnings data collected by Coles and Woolworths leading to unfair market: There are calls for greater regulation of the data collected by Coles and Woolworths ...

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Apr 04

Rats! Rodents are back: Rats are again being found at a Dunedin supermarket that reopened in February after a shutdown forced by a rodent infestation ...

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Apr 04

How supermarket specials are hurting fruit and vegetable growers: Growers claimed apples were on sale for more than twice as much as they had been paid for the ...

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Mar 31

Is it cheaper to cook at home or eat at the pub in Sydney? We put it to the test: As supermarkets increase profits and the cost-of-living crisis stretches on ...

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Mar 28

Easter trading hours 2024: What major stores will be opened on Easter Monday? : Find out how Australia's major stores are operating across the long weekend ...

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Mar 23

Supermarket catalogues expose grim truth: Supermarket catalogues from years gone by are set to shock Aussie shoppers.

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Mar 24

Aussies slam ‘crazy’ price of popular veg: Aussies have slammed the skyrocketing price of a staple vegetable that was once ‘dirt cheap’ at several supermarkets.

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Apr 04

Urgent recall for Coles, Woolies product: Popular frozen meals are being urgently recalled at supermarkets across Australia over a major error on the packaging.

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Mar 13

Vegetable growers allege 'non-binding' agreements with supermarkets create oversupply and waste

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Mar 21

Supermarket inquiries send Woolworths, Coles into damage control: Governments are already engaged in shadow-boxing matches with the supermarkets ...

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Mar 13

Shoppers tricked into providing personal data to get supermarket specials, Senate inquiry told

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Mar 02

Cult US item lands at Woolworths: Woolworths has begun stocking a cult-classic product that Australians would have previously had to fly all the way to the ...

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Mar 21

Toasted choc-chip hot cross bun tops taste ranks in Choice’s supermarket test: Bakers Delight toasted choc-chip bun stood out with top score of 78% among the 29 ...

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Mar 12

Price Check | Here's what your mother paid for groceries & it's a shocker

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Mar 20

Popular dumplings pulled from shelves: A popular brand of frozen dumplings has been urgently recalled over concerns about an undeclared allergen.

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Feb 29

Fury as Aussie item axed at Coles, Woolies: A cult-yoghurt sold in major Australian supermarkets has been discontinued due to poor sales.

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Mar 05

I couldn’t wait for the supermarket price gouging inquiry, so I conducted my own: A trip to the food market confirmed our worst fears, that cost of living woes ...

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Mar 06

How do you like them apples? Why Australians could be paying more for granny smiths

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Mar 12

Senate supermarket prices inquiry in Orange hears fruit farmers are giving up as pollies squabble on the side

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Mar 07

Fixing Australia’s supermarkets: how to drive competition without wielding a hammer

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Mar 01

50c product powering Kmart to $600m profit: The CEO of Kmart has revealed the product which is his favourite. And it takes the discount department store’s mantra ...

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Mar 13

‘I’m livid’: Absurd cost smashing one group: COMMENT

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Mar 01

Pick n Pay to liquidate major franchisee’s business: This comes after the high court found against John Baladakis’s family-owned group over its R224-million debt ...

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Mar 05

Loyalty programs influence shoppers more than individual prices, survey finds: The Retail Doctors Group found the use of loyalty programs has jumped by 18 per ...

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Apr 05

The Finance Ghost: The market lowdown on mining, retail and property fund groups: Bell Equipment is charging forward at the moment. An initial trading statement ...

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Struggling Aussies commit gross act: Australians are being forced to “dumpster dive” to combat the ever-rising cost of groceries, a Senate inquiry in Tasmania ...

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Mar 06

Cult Woolies item ‘back’ on shelves: After disappearing off the shelves a year ago, a beloved item has returned to one major supermarket.

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Cost-of-living pain is everywhere — and this weekend the leaders will see if voters are buying their compassion

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