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Woolies Artificial Intelligence expansion continues as shoppers slam the technology

Supermarket giant Woolworths has expanded the use of technology that films customers scanning items at self-serve check-outs. Supermarket giant Woolworths has expanded the use of technology that films customers scanning items at self-serve check-outs. The trial by Woolworths initially began in Seven Hills, in Sydney’s west, in 2022 but has now been expanded to 250 […]

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‘History-making move’: Big change at Harris Farm

A popular supermarket has announced a “history-making move” that will separate it from other supermarkets in the country. Harris Farm Markets has eliminated artificial colours from all products sold in its stores. The “history-making move” has been five years in the making and will set the supermarket apart from its competitors. The ban kicks in

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Win back the cost of groceries: IGA’s new campaign via The Core Agency

IGA has unveiled its newest campaign via The Core Agency, whereby 100 people per day could win back the cost of their groceries. The campaign shows frontman and comedian Shane Jacobson standing beside 100 full shopping trolleys, to illustrate the daily opportunities IGA customers have to win. Across the month of February, IGA shoppers can

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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

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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Forget plant-based milks, lactose free tops supermarket sales

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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Coles to hold inaugural packaged groceries suppliers forum

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

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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