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Woolworths supermarket trials new overhead security cameras

The new overhead camera technology is being installed to help reduce scanning errors. Here’s everything you need to know. Woolworths shoppers are divided over the supermarket’s latest security camera trial at self-serve checkouts. The retail giant is installing overhead cameras at the self-serve cash registers at selected Sydney stores to help reduce scanning errors. The trial […]

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Woolworths introducing big changes to reusable shopping bags in WA

News / Dan Armes

Woolworths will soon overhaul its reusable shopping bag policy in WA in response to new legislation. Woolworths will introduce major changes to its reusable shopping bags over the coming weeks as part of a broader sustainability push. The retail giant will stop selling its 15 cent reusable plastic bags across all WA stores in July,

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Adelaide Hills supermarket rammed and raided by thieves in stolen car

News / Dan Armes

An Adelaide Hills supermarket was rammed this morning by a stolen Mercedes-Benz and raided by thieves. CCTV at Coles on Mount Barker Road, Bridgewater captured the moment a luxury car ploughed through the glass doors with passengers who proceeded to rob the store. The pair stole a number of mobile phones before fleeing the scene in

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Thieves rob Beaudesert IGA

News / Dan Armes

Beaudesert police are investigating a smash and grab at the town’s IGA early this morning. It’s estimated the thieves got away with eight to ten cartons of cigarettes and about $20,000 in cash after they broke into the office by smashing through the back doors just after three o’clock. The break-in came after a similar

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Flybuys cancelled points to be returned

News / Dan Armes

The nation’s largest and most valuable loyalty points program Flybuys blamed a “technical problem” for as many as 600,000 of members being wrongly issued with boosted points when shopping at Coles and began cancelling the points – but in a gesture of goodwill has now reversed that decision. The erroneously issued points would have seen

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Supermarket giant Woolworths’ plan for first drive-through only store

News / Dan Armes

The supermarket giant has submitted plans for a new store that’s unlike anything shoppers have seen before. Supermarket chain Woolworths is planning on opening its first drive-through store in Sydney’s eastern suburbs in a radical move that could shake up the way many of us shop. The retailer confirmed to news.com.au that it had lodged

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Woolworths warns poor growing conditions may constrict supply

News / Dan Armes

Soaring prices for key fruit and vegetables that have already put a rocket under grocery prices and the nation’s inflation rate could worsen heading into winter as poor growing conditions marked by heavy rain and low sunlight further strangles supplies of supermarket essentials. And the new pain for household budgets could be around lettuce and

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“Truckloads gone to waste”: Avocado harvests dumped amid low prices in supermarkets

News / Dan Armes

Avocado farmers have been forced to dump their harvests as low prices prevent them from recouping transport and labour costs. Grocery comparison app Frugl recorded an average price of $1.65 at Woolworths and $1.75 at Coles for Hass avocados in May. The downside to these bargain prices is that farmers are suffering. One viral video

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Skyrocketing fertiliser prices will further inflate grocery costs

News / Dan Armes

Industry figures have warned a devastating price rise affecting farmers will soon be passed on to supermarket shoppers. Industry experts have warned shoppers to prepare for even higher grocery bills as a result of skyrocketing fertiliser prices affecting Aussie farmers. Data obtained from Thomas Elders Markets showed the cost of sending fertiliser to Australia in

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Woolworths turns on QR payments to bind customers closer

News / Dan Armes

Woolworths has turned on paying with QR codes, a move that will let it link rewards and gift cards to payments to improve the checkout experience for customers and may eventually pressure card giants Mastercard and Visa. Using the COVID-19 check-in method to pay for groceries could also allow Woolworths to reduce payment costs by

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Lite n’ Easy ramps up its supermarket push

News / Dan Armes

One of Australia’s leading pre-made meals home-delivery services is seeking to ramp up its supermarket presence after strong growth during the Covid-19 pandemic. After more than three decades of being purely a home-delivery service, late last year Brisbane-based Lite n’ Easy launched its Select range into Queensland IGA and Drakes supermarkets offering six of it

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Wallsend supermarket worker critical after assault

News / Dan Armes

A Coles supermarket worker has been taken to hospital in a critical condition after he was assaulted by a male customer. Police say about 2:35 on Monday afternoon, emergency services were called to the incident, where paramedics treated a 52-year-old man before he was taken to the John Hunter Hospital in a critical condition. Officers

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Coles and Woolworths to Increase the Cost of Products as Inflation Continues to Soar

News / Dan Armes

The supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths’ Shoppers are warned to expect the prices to soar, as the cost of living in Australia climbs even further. The new research has revealed that the cost of products on shelves at supermarkets could increase by a whopping 12 per cent this year Last week, the reserve bank of

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Woolworths supermarket trials new overhead security cameras

Woolworths introducing big changes to reusable shopping bags in WA

Adelaide Hills supermarket rammed and raided by thieves in stolen car

Thieves rob Beaudesert IGA

Flybuys cancelled points to be returned

Supermarket giant Woolworths’ plan for first drive-through only store

Woolworths warns poor growing conditions may constrict supply

“Truckloads gone to waste”: Avocado harvests dumped amid low prices in supermarkets

Skyrocketing fertiliser prices will further inflate grocery costs

Woolworths turns on QR payments to bind customers closer

Lite n’ Easy ramps up its supermarket push

Wallsend supermarket worker critical after assault

Coles and Woolworths to Increase the Cost of Products as Inflation Continues to Soar

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