Author name: Dan Armes

best-before

Why Australian supermarkets can’t scrap ‘bizarre’ best-before dates

Sustainability groups are calling for unnecessary best-before dates on packaged fresh produce to be scrapped in an effort to cut down on household waste. But stricter food standards mean waste initiatives adopted overseas are unlikely to make it to Australian shores anytime soon. A number of British supermarkets such as Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and

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Woolworths

Woolworths senior executive Claire Peters jumps to Amazon Fresh

Woolworths Group senior executive Claire Peters has resigned to move to Seattle to become global vice president at online grocery delivery service Amazon Fresh. Ms Peters formerly ran Woolworth’s 1000-odd supermarkets for three years, but in 2020 moved into a newly created position as managing director of B2B and Everyday Needs, where she oversaw a

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Workplace Behavior

What Types of Workplace Behavior Are Appropriate at a Supermarket

IndiHub’s Workplace Behavior Policy aims to provide employees with a fair, respectful workplace free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, vilification and bullying. Employment decisions should be made on merit alone, not on irrelevant attributes or individual characteristics. Promoting appropriate and respectful behaviour ensures positive relationships between employees and management, whether they’re temporary, contractors, or long-term. Policies

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metro60

Woolworths’ Metro60 fast grocery delivery launches in Melbourne

Supermarket giant Woolworths is ramping up its presence in grocery delivery and muscling in on smaller start-ups by expanding its new 60-minute delivery service Metro60 to north-west Melbourne. The nation’s largest grocery retailer is scrambling to compete in the online delivery space with numerous start-ups popping up to deliver fast groceries in the inner city over the

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IGA & Foodland

IGA & Foodland to continue offering ‘competitive prices’ amid rising inflation

IGA and Foodland supermarkets have been told to focus on volume sales and competitive prices rather than hiking up prices like other supermarkets amid rising inflation. Metcash which owns the IGA and Foodland supermarkets network is said to be concerned that hiking up prices would see customers ditch the independent retailers for the duopoly of

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Metcash

Metcash asks IGA and Foodland stores to resist raising shelf prices

Metcash has asked retailers operating under its IGA and Foodland brands to resist raising shelf prices despite rising inflation putting pressure on store profits, warning it could mean a loss of customers to Woolworths and Coles. Operators of IGA and Foodland supermarkets were told at their national conference on the Gold Coast last month that

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grocery

Falling exports add to pressure on Australian food, grocery industry

The viability of the nation’s biggest manufacturing sector is at-risk from rising supply chain, workforce and cost pressures, with the $134bn food and grocery industry revealing a 17.1 per cent plunge in exports. Food and grocery manufacturers, which employ almost 273,000 workers, have recorded another year of stagnant capital investment growth despite benefiting from a

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mydeal

Woolworths get tick from ACCC on MyDeal buy

Supermarket giant Woolworths Group has gained the tick of approval from the competition regulator on its planned acquisition of online marketplace retailer MyDeal. Woolworths, through its 176 bricks and mortar Big W stores and supermarkets, and MyDeal, through its online marketplace, sell a variety of general merchandise including furniture, health and beauty products, homewares and

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