Australia is experiencing a national egg shortage. Prices are rising and supermarket stocks are patchy. Some cafes are reportedly serving breakfast with one egg instead of two. Supermarket giant Coles has reverted to COVID-19 conditions with a two-carton limit. We became used to grocery shortages throughout the lockdowns of 2020 and 2021. These were due to changes in […]
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Woolies’ phase-out of its 15c plastic bags is set to sweep across the nation. Here’s the latest places you soon won’t be able to get them. Woolworths has started phasing out its heavy-plastic reusable bags across South Australia and the Northern Territory – and it’s only a matter of time before it does the same
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Every business, including supermarkets, can be using promotional campaigns to their advantage. From bringing awareness to new products to building customer loyalty, a well run campaign can help your supermarket stand out from local competitors and boost your yearly sales. Read on to find out how and why a well planned promotion can be used
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Having a robust financial plan is your roadmap to a successful supermarket business. Consider it a guideline or reminder of your goals – what you want your business to achieve in the short term and the long term. However, a plan only works when you consider your current situation, and it needs to change and
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A confectionary giant has been forced to respond after lolly lovers spotted their favourite treat had mysteriously disappeared from Aussie shelves. A confectionary giant might have thought it could quietly ditch one of its most well known Aussie brands – but social media had other ideas. TikToker @nariman.dein took to the social media platform to ask
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Customers have expressed disappointment at a major U-turn from Aldi Australia, but the retailer insists the change was necessary to deliver the “best value”. Aldi Australia has made a major change to its online store, leaving customers disappointed. Last year, Aldi announced a trial where shoppers could purchase some of its Special Buys items online, but it
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Grocery wholesaler Metcash, which supplies thousands of independent supermarkets under banners such as IGA and Foodland, has conceded it “still has work to do” in gaining the trust of its own grocery suppliers, pledging to expand the frame of reference for its supermarket code arbiter. In a letter to independent reviewer of the Food and
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Woolworths has rolled out a major change to its stores nationwide in what it says was in response to a shift in customer behaviour. Woolworths has rolled out major trading hour changes to stores across the country in what it hopes will better align its national operations. The retail giant announced it would be changing
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Police have released previously unseen footage of the moments before a young man brazenly robs a Melbourne supermarket at gunpoint in broad daylight. Officers have been investigating the armed robbery since September 15, 2020, when a young man wielded a firearm and demanded cash from the store employee. The footage shows the young man, believed
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Australian shoppers have voted for the Supermarket of the Year – and a long-standing favourite has come out on top. Aldi has been recognised as having Australia’s most satisfied supermarket shoppers by Canstar Blue for a fifth consecutive year. This announcement comes after the German import was named Australia’s ‘Supermarket of the Year’ by Roy
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An Albury supermarket sold for more than $7 million to a Border investor at auction yesterday. East Albury IGA attracted offers from six bidders and was snapped up for $7,010,000. Bidding started at $6.2 million and the property came on the market at $6.8 million, which was followed by three more offers to reach the
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Food inflation looks set to bolster profits at Australian supermarket chains as analysts predict shoppers will have to brace for more price rises. Consumer price index figures released last week put inflation at 6.1 per cent for the year, with food and non-alcoholic beverage prices jumping 5.9 per cent since the June 2021 quarter. The
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The boss of the nation’s peak body for food and grocery manufacturers says consumers should brace for another 18 months of heightened inflation, with many approaching retailers for a third time asking for price hikes. Australian Food and Grocery Council chief executive Tanya Barden has warned the impacts of supply chain disruptions, Covid-19 and the
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