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Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci says inflation should ease but ‘question is the speed’

The Woolies’ CEO has told news.com.au the days of rocketing supermarket prices may be over – but there’s a caveat with his bold prediction. The boss of Australia’s largest supermarket chain has some good news for cash stressed shoppers – rocketing food inflation may finally come down to earth. But there’s a catch: Woolworths chief […]

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Woolworths to close majority of in-store butcheries putting jobs at risk

Woolworths has reportedly decided to axe a major feature of its supermarkets, meaning around 500 workers could soon be out of the job. Close to 500 Woolworths employees could soon be left jobless after the supermarket chain reportedly decided to shut down one of its major features. Woolworths has decided to close 250 of its

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Supermarket giant Coles forced to bargaining table under new IR laws

Workers have used powers in the federal government’s new industrial relations laws to bring supermarket giant Coles to the bargaining table almost three years after their last pay deal lapsed. Retail unions wrote to Coles in December requesting wage negotiations following the passage last month of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay laws, which unilaterally empower workers

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How climate change is affecting your local supermarket

Despite advances in technology and infrastructure, transport supply chains have begun to face new challenges in getting groceries to consumers. KEY POINTS: Flooding in Western Australia is expected to keep roads closed in parts of the Kimberley for almost another week. A road transport industry head says interruptions to freight operations due to extreme weather

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No cheap chips: wild weather creates ‘crunch time’ for potatoes

In a normal summer, potato grower Robert Cerchiaro would heavily push his produce to supermarkets and offer discounts to bolster sales, but record rainfall in 2022 that saturated his land means he is cutting back promotions to keep up with regular orders. The general manager of Gippsland-based Red Gem Growers, which farms about 3000 acres

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‘Stomped on and ruined’: Another food delivery service collapses

It’s been a horror 2022 for food delivery services in Australia, and before the year finishes there has been yet another casualty. A horror 2022 for food delivery services in Australia has seen yet another casualty, with a popular online grocer shocking customers by announcing an almost instant closure. On Wednesday, Melbourne business YourGrocer, which

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