Desperate times may call for desperate measures, but no one in the sector wants to see a return to the dark days, when the major chains abused their market power. Seven years after the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct came into effect, tactics used by major supermarket chains to pressure suppliers are making an […]
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As of right now, in 2022, Australia is facing the worst energy crisis that the country has seen in 50 years. Last week, the regulator approved a rise in rates that will be effective come the 1st of July. With this increase, energy rates will soar as high as 19%. Due to this price hike,
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Costco will invest as much as $150m in opening three new stores across Melbourne and Geelong over the next two year as it takes the fight to Woolworths and Coles and battles for a greater share of the $120bn-plus groceries and general merchandise sectors. The chief executive of Costco’s operations in Australia, Patrick Noone, said
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The Coles CEO has issued a dire warning, foreshadowing the supermarket chain’s impending hike in grocery prices. The Coles CEO has foreshadowed the supermarket chain’s impending hike in grocery prices as it contends with skyrocketing supplier costs and severe labour shortages. Addressing attendees at The Australian’s Global Food Forum on Wednesday, Coles chief executive Steven
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Woolworths on Friday became the first Australian grocery store to make the pledge, which ensures a regular trip to the local supermarket “is having less impact on the environment”. Woolworths has announced it will stop selling its 15-cent reusable plastic bags across the country in a gradual phase out over the next year. The supermarket
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A popular snack sold at supermarkets across the country has been pulled from the shelves after it was revealed the products were contaminated. A popular independent supermarket snack has been pulled from shelves after the vegan product was found to have milk in it. Two of Chris’ Foods homestyle plant based 200g dips have been
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Supermarket giant Woolworths is stepping up its push into mixed-use projects which capitalise on the prime locations of many supermarkets for luxury residential projects. The company’s development subsidiary, Fabcot Pty Ltd, has proposed plans to redevelop Neutral Bay Woolworths in the leafy Sydney suburb into a retail and residential complex. While Fabcot traditionally develops and
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Coles chief executive Steven Cain has lifted the curtain on the food supplier pressures currently running rampant through the nation’s $100bn supermarket sector by revealing the level of grocery suppliers knocking on his door petitioning for price rises is up five times compared to last year. The boss of the country’s second biggest supermarket chain
– The first Mini Woolies launched in 2018 at St Edmund’s College, Castle Hill with 12 established and a further 25 to be rolled out nationwide by June 2023. – The Mini Woolies program provides hands-on learning experiences for students and job candidates with a range of specific needs with over 1,000 using the program.
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The brand behind this popular lunchbox snack has revealed it has faced a significant increase in costs to produce and distribute its products. Shoppers are reacting to a small but noticeable omission on major supermarket shelves this week. Popular wholegrain snack Ryvita has revealed it has faced a significant increase in costs to produce and
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An IGA supermarket is set to open at Noosa Council’s Sunrise Beach shopping complex within a year following the signing of a 10-year lease for the anchor tenancy. In welcoming the IGA’s signing of the lease, Mayor Clare Stewart said having an IGA in the Council-owned complex would be a great win for the local
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The nation’s largest grocery chain, Woolworths, says it will focus on boosting productivity, such as moving staff from cash registers to the increasingly popular Direct to Boot service and investing in technology, to help counter the pending significant rise in staff wages. The $41.7 billion retailer has more than 180,000 staff and is one of
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Prices for fresh fruit and vegetables are expected to soar over the coming weeks as supply chain woes continue to affect supermarkets. Prices for fresh fruit and vegetables are expected to soar over the coming weeks as supply chain gaps continue to affect all four supermarket giants. Flooding in March and this month’s heavy rain
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