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Supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles changing up plastic bag policies

Key points: Woolworths will phase out plastic bags from its stores in Queensland and the ACT The supermarket chain says customers can still buy alternatives made from paper and fabric, or chill bags Coles is introducing compostable produce bags after an attempt to remove plastic bags proved “challenging” Woolworths has announced it is doing away […]

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Woolworths slammed after raising minimum spend for Direct to Boot service

News / Dan Armes

Woolworths has responded to criticism it’s leaving vulnerable customers disadvantaged after making a change to a popular shopping service. The supermarket giant has increased the minimum spend for online shoppers using its free Direct to Boot service – which allows customers to make an online order and then collect it from their local store without

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Man charged for FoodWorks robbery

News / Dan Armes

A 21-year-old Park Avenue man has been charged with one count of armed robbery following a hold-up at FoodWorks in George St, Rockhampton, on Saturday, February 4. It comes following a week-long investigation by Rockhampton Police. Police allege a man armed with a knife entered the supermarket at about 3.50pm and threatened employees before stealing

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Supermarket boss takes down man stealing a suitcase of meat

News / Dan Armes

A private investigator has revealed why shoplifters steal exorbitant amounts of meat after an alleged thief was caught dashing down a busy Sydney road. A supermarket boss has been filmed taking down a thief who made off with a suitcase filled with meat. The footage shows the individual pulling a suitcase filled with stolen cuts

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Forget plant-based milks, lactose free tops supermarket sales

News / Dan Armes

Plant-based milks – or “alternatives” as they are called in Europe – were meant to spark a revolution, but in the dairy fridges of Australian supermarkets, shoppers are voting with their wallets. Sales of fresh plant-based milks – including soy, nut, oat, rice and coconut – have slumped as much as 36.2 per cent, according

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Geraldton supermarkets restrict teenagers from entering

News / Dan Armes

A chain of regional IGA stores are facing an increasing trend of teenage theft and threats towards staff, leaving owners no choice but to kick them out. A chain of IGA stores in Geraldton, a coastal city four hours north of Perth, is facing an increasing trend of petty theft and threats towards staff. In

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Supermarket giants in immense failure

News / Dan Armes

Coles and Woolworths have a lot to answer for given their trumpeting of their leadership with the soft plastic recycling scheme, encouraging us all for years to return bags to their stores (“$3.5m bill to dump plastics in landfill”, February 4). It beggars belief that they had no knowledge of this disaster with REDcycle, that

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Coles to hold inaugural packaged groceries suppliers forum

News / Dan Armes

The nation’s leading packaged grocery suppliers, from tinned vegetables to laundry detergent makers, will get their first chance in 2023 to hear from Coles executives about the supermarket’s strategies for the year at a suppliers forum this month. Coles has decided to launch its first suppliers forum purely for packaged or dried grocery suppliers –

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Victorian grocery store owner gives would-be thieves taste of their own medicine

News / Dan Armes

A Victorian grocery owner has turned the tables on a group of bumbling would-be thieves, sending them scampering in fear after a botched robbery attempt. The group had only been in the empty Kinglake Foodworks store for a few seconds when they copped an unpleasant surprise. Gloved-up, wearing balaclavas and wielding crowbars – the three

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Coles supermarket confirms major change to stores

News / Dan Armes

A supermarket spokesperson has shared the controversial news in a statement. Coles supermarket has confirmed a major change to selected stores across Australia in a new statement. The retail giant has announced that it has reduced the trading hours of its deli counters at some Coles stores. The popular service area will now close at

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Woolworths’ pay push for online shopping workers sparks union turf war

News / Dan Armes

Warehouse worker unions are opposing a push by Woolworths for sector-wide changes that would ensure staff at new online fulfilment centres are paid like supermarket workers. Woolworths has applied to vary the retail award so that it covers staff at its e-stores and online fulfilment centres and has declared it has the backing of Coles

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ACCC sinks teeth into Woolworths pets play

News / Dan Armes

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has written to pet goods suppliers and other industry players, to investigate how Woolworths’ planned move in the sector could impact competition. The ACCC sent letters to industry players this week, asking them about competition for pet products and services and how speciality pet chains like Petspiration’s PETstock may

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Coles bids to contain spiralling milk prices

News / Dan Armes

Farmers are being offered record prices for their milk but Coles is taking a longer-term view to shore up supply and help steady the cost at the checkout. Coles has offered dairy farmers steep price increases under longer-term contracts in an effort to shore up the supply of its private label milk and keep sticker

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Supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles changing up plastic bag policies

Woolworths slammed after raising minimum spend for Direct to Boot service

Man charged for FoodWorks robbery

Supermarket boss takes down man stealing a suitcase of meat

Forget plant-based milks, lactose free tops supermarket sales

Geraldton supermarkets restrict teenagers from entering

Supermarket giants in immense failure

Coles to hold inaugural packaged groceries suppliers forum

Victorian grocery store owner gives would-be thieves taste of their own medicine

Coles supermarket confirms major change to stores

Woolworths’ pay push for online shopping workers sparks union turf war

ACCC sinks teeth into Woolworths pets play

Coles bids to contain spiralling milk prices

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