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Consultation opens on Woolworths’ proposed acquisition of SUPA IGA Karabar

The ACCC is seeking views from consumers and businesses in the Queanbeyan area on Woolworths’ proposed acquisition of SUPA IGA Karabar. Woolworths and SUPA IGA Karabar currently compete in supplying groceries in the broader Queanbeyan region (encompassing Karabar and Jerrabomberra). Post the acquisition, Woolworths is proposing to operate a Woolworths Metro supermarket on the existing

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CCTV shows knife-wielding man carry out alleged crime spree in Adelaide

A knife-wielding man has been charged with multiple offences after allegedly carrying out a frenzied rampage across Adelaide including stabbing a supermarket customer, stealing cars, crashing and trying to flee a police pursuit. The 32-year-old man embarked on a series of incidents at O’Sullivan Beach around 7.30am with the first victim a customer at the Friendly Grocer supermarket on Galloway Road who

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Rising cost of living pressure won’t hurt supermarket spending: Coles boss

Coles boss Steven Cain says household budgets will be under increasing pressure as fuel prices start to edge up, but believes food will be one of the last areas where people will cut back their spending on. The supermarket giant acknowledged on Wednesday that cost of living hikes have featured prominently in the lives of

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Why Australian supermarkets can’t scrap ‘bizarre’ best-before dates

Sustainability groups are calling for unnecessary best-before dates on packaged fresh produce to be scrapped in an effort to cut down on household waste. But stricter food standards mean waste initiatives adopted overseas are unlikely to make it to Australian shores anytime soon. A number of British supermarkets such as Waitrose, Marks & Spencer and

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