Coles boss Steve Cain has made it clear we are closer to the start than the end in terms of inflation on supermarket shelves. Thank goodness for bananas. Coles chief executive Steve Cain says the fruit is the supermarket giant’s best-selling product just now, helped by the fact it is a little yellow island of […]
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The cost of your weekly shop is about to spike again. Economists are predicting a sharp rise in grocery prices this week as inflation figures are released. Ritchies IGA CEO Fred Harrison said there were plenty of price increases coming through. “Over the last two years, manufacturers have absorbed many of the small increases,” Mr
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Woolworths has launched a bid to open its first drive-through only store in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. As part of a $560,000 proposed redevelopment, the supermarket giant is seeking to turn an old Rose Bay Caltex service station site into a dedicated pick-up site for customers collecting online orders. There would be no in-store shopping at
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A man will appear in court today, charged by Robbery and Serious Crime Squad detectives over the alleged theft of cash from a supermarket in Sydney’s south-west last year. About 3.30am on Wednesday 20 January 2021, a supermarket employee attended the store on Hoxton Park Road, Liverpool, after being alerted the alarm system had been
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Coles will be the first major Australian supermarket to offer a carbon-neutral beef product line, as it seeks to tap into rising demand from consumers for sustainable products. Agriculture is one of the world’s largest sources of emissions, prompting calls for consumers to reduce meat consumption in a bid to aid global efforts to meet
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Coles will become the first major supermarket chain in Australia to offer a certified private label carbon-neutral beef as the retailer polishes up its green credentials and appeals to a growing cohort of shoppers who are environmentally conscious. The offering includes seven cuts from eye fillet to porterhouse steak. The carbon-neutral beef range is available
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Two women working in a Queensland grocery store have defended themselves against an armed robber by throwing a carton of custard at the thief. The masked man had entered the store in Redcliffe, south-east Queensland, armed with a large knife, before threatening the two employees, aged 41 and 59, at around 7.30 pm last night. CCTV
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The owners of the Urana supermarket have been left devastated after a large fire gutted the building. NSW Rural Fire Service and Fire and Rescue NSW crews were called to the town’s IGA, owned by Ralph and Karen Ciccia, about 2.20am on Monday. The pair have owned the building, believed to have been constructed in
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The nation’s major food and grocery manufacturers say they are facing increases in costs of up to 700 per cent since the pandemic began and have warned some of that will flow through to the price shoppers pay at the checkout. The cost of implementing Covid safety requirements at factories, sourcing ingredients, the global shortage
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Drakes, the independent supermarket business, has reached a settlement with the law firm leading a class action on behalf of staff allegedly underpaid between 2014 and 2020. Subject to approval by the Federal Court, Drakes will pay $1.455 million to current and former managers who allege underpayment, along with a further $590,000 in penalties and
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COVID-19 disruptions to the fresh produce supply chain have reinforced the necessity and benefits of the central markets systems. While reports emerged over the past two years of major supermarkets struggling to keep vegetables and fruit on shelves during various lockdown periods throughout Australia, a vast majority of the independent produce retailers remained stocked and
The latest battleground between Australia’s biggest supermarkets is the price of local lobster as grocers look to capitalise on the annual Easter seafood rush. Both Coles and Woolworths have committed to selling Western Australian-sourced rock lobsters at $22 each, which is almost half the traditional price per whole lobster. Starting from tomorrow, Woolworths says it
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Scentre Group has today announced a $33 million investment in Westfield Parramatta to revitalise and enhance its fresh food experience. The upgraded 7,000m2 fresh food experience on Level 5 will see the introduction of a new ALDI and full-line Coles supermarkets and is scheduled for completion in late 2022. It will also feature a new
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