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New Zealand imports shake up Australia’s dairy industry as prices fall

Australian dairy farmers are facing tough times as a surge of cheap imports from New Zealand floods supermarket shelves. Despite farmers receiving record-high prices for their milk, prices have begun to drop sharply in New Zealand, making Kiwi imports more attractive to Australian consumers.  The world’s biggest dairy exporter, Fonterra, has committed to paying Australian […]

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Guide to Prioritising Employee Mental Health in the Workplace

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employers are grappling with the challenges of ensuring their employees’ employment and income security while also managing increased workloads and tasks due to staff shortages. As an employer, prioritising your employees’ mental health is essential for their overall well-being and productivity at work. In Australia, there are

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Coles customers turn to value offers & private label groceries amid rising costs

Coles has acknowledged at a recent forum that its customers are feeling the impact of rising interest rates and cost-of-living expenses, leading them to seek out sales and promotions to help stretch their household budgets. Coles executives told its food and grocery suppliers that customer trust on the issue of value was becoming more crucial,

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Charleville IGA closure raises accessibility and supply concerns

The closure of one of the two grocery stores in Charleville, a remote town in south-west Queensland, has become a topic of concern for the town’s 3,500 locals. Cornetts Supermarkets, which operates 30 IGA stores across regional Queensland, closed its Alfred Street store on Christmas Eve, citing a business decision to combine the two outlets.

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Employee and Employer Obligations on Public Holidays in Australia

Operating a business during the holiday season can be challenging, especially when navigating the legal requirements for public holidays. In most cases, employees have the right to choose not to work on public holidays, but this may vary depending on the situation. Employers cannot force their employees to work on public holidays in Australia, except

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Scott's Refrigerated Logistics

Supermarkets at Risk as Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics Enters Receivership

Scott’s Refrigerated Logistics, one of Australia’s largest trucking companies, has gone into receivership, putting 1,500 jobs at risk and jeopardising the delivery of food supplies to major supermarkets, including Woolworths, Coles, IGA and Aldi. The company has engaged in high-level talks with grocery executives about its collapse. Its trucks will keep delivering food to supermarkets

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Inflation

Woolworths’ $907 Million Profits Despite Rising Grocery Prices and Inflation

Woolworths, one of Australia’s largest supermarket chains, has announced profits of $907 million in its half-yearly results. This comes amid rising inflation and a significant increase in grocery prices for customers. Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci attributed the positive results to improving the customer shopping experience, restoring operating rhythm, and a reduction in COVID costs compared

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Woolworths customers trade in to affordable luxury amid inflation

Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci has recently reported that the company’s December half results represent a return to something approaching normality after three years of pandemic-related profit fluctuations. However, customers are once again choosing to eat at home, which was a popular trend during the pandemic. Banducci refers to this trend as “trading in,” where customers

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IGA supermarkets

IGA Supermarkets: Driving Local Economies and Creating Jobs in Australia

According to Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) data, IGA supermarkets contribute over $8.2 billion to the Australian economy annually. With a network of more than 1400 independent family-owned supermarkets, IGA and Foodland IGA retailers are committed to supporting local communities throughout Australia. The PwC study revealed that IGA and Foodland IGA are major employers, providing jobs

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Coles and Woolworths criticised for promoting defunct recycling program

Questions have been raised regarding the promotion of a soft plastic recycling program by Coles and Woolworths, despite its collapse last year. Both retailers still inform customers through plastic packaging for various products that they can return soft plastics to stores for recycling. However, a recent photo uploaded by a shopper on social media shows

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