
Food retailers need to tread carefully as prices soar
Major chains need to balance the needs of all stakeholders – consumers, suppliers and shareholders – to avoid greater scrutiny. Australia’s major supermarket chains are

Aussie supermarket owners reject self-serve checkouts
Supermarket chain IGA is shaking things up with a new concept store, delivering a uniquely old-fashioned bespoke service, with some huge differences to Coles, Woolworths and Aldi. The new

Coles, Woolworths Redcycle collapses after secret stockpiles revealed
Australia’s largest plastic bag recycling program has collapsed amid revelations hundreds of millions of bags and other soft plastic items dropped off by customers at

NSW Farmers slams Coles over response to producers’ requests
Key points: Coles says it is experiencing a high volume of requests from suppliers to raise cost prices In response, Coles has asked producers to

Independent supermarkets chain Ritchies bracing for downturn
The boss of one of the nation’s largest independent supermarket chains, Ritchies, is bracing for a consumer downturn in the new year as energy bill

More single-use plastics banned from today
Additional single-use plastic items will be banned in NSW from today as communities and businesses embrace a massive shift away from problematic plastics. Minister for