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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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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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 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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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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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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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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A man has stolen $500 of charity donations from a supermarket in Ivanhoe. Police have been told the man entered the car park of the Upper Heidelberg Road store in a 2005 or 2006 silver Mazda 2 at about 4am on April 20. He’s believed to have forced entry to the supermarket and stolen a
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Key points: Retailers have blamed inflation for the rising cost of fresh produce on supermarket shelves With no increase in farmgate prices, farmers have accused supermarkets of price gouging Apple growers have been struggling to turn a profit due to increased production costs Farmers say they are not benefiting from any price-rise of fresh produce
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A special kind of Coles supermarket has opened up inside a Sydney school as part of the brand’s commitment to inclusivity. Coles has established a one-of-a-kind mini store on the grounds of a school in what is hoped will have a meaningful impact on students. The fully functioning supermarket has been installed at St Lucy’s
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One of the three “instant” delivery apps trying to take a slice of Australia’s $100 billion annual grocery market has collapsed, in a marker of headwinds facing start-ups that require huge and regular cash injections to have a chance at reaching profitability. Send, which had raised much less money than competitors Voly and Milkrun, went
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The $900m grocery wholesaler Metcash has hired investment bank Goldman Sachs to consider buying Superior Food Services from Quadrant Private Equity. Metcash is among trade buyers and private equity firms considering an acquisition of Superior Food Services in the second round of the competition. How serious Metcash’s pursuit of the business is remains unclear, with
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Coles has unveiled the first electric truck in its fleet in a bid to pivot to greener practices, four years after competitor Woolworths. Coles has unveiled the first electric truck in its fleet, in a bid to pivot to greener practices. The supermarket giant says that the truck will avoid more than 60 tonnes of
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