Ongoing supply shortages in Western Australia has led to Woolworths using ships to get deliveries into the state. It’s the first time in decades the major retailer has used the method to deliver goods. The supply chain has been disrupted for weeks after mass flooding in South Australia’s Nullarbor damaged a 300-kilometre stretch of rail […]
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‘Up 68 per cent’: Supermarket customers have been hit with steep rises on three favourite buys – here’s why. Woolworths and Coles customers have taken to social media to vent their anger over “absolutely outrageous” price rises on some Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Kirks products. Over the past week, supermarket shoppers have been met with steep increases on the
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In a testament to the huge success of the Marshall Liberal Government’s sensible approach to shop trading reform, independent supermarkets are thriving and expanding with new, state-of-the-art suburban and city stores and a multi-million-dollar distribution centre three times the size of the MCG. Contrary to the alarmist claims of Labor and the Independent Retailers’ Association
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Supermarket giant Woolworths has made its second bet on a local plant-based meat start-up, this time investing in All G Foods. The alternative proteins business, which was founded by serial entrepreneur Jan Pacas of pet care services marketplace Mad Paw and human resources software company Flare, is behind the Love Buds range of products on
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Freshly-baked croissants, a cheese bar, gourmet pet food and more. See what’s in store when Portside Wharf IGA goes up-market. A northside Brisbane IGA is the latest of the supermarket chain’s outlets to target well-heeled customers, offering fresh-baked treats, gourmet takeaway, a cafe and more pet food for owners of designer doggies. The Portside Wharf
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A fresh round of inflationary pressure is set to be unleashed across the supermarket aisle after leading grocery wholesaler Metcash, whose chains include IGA and Foodland, informed hundreds of grocery suppliers the cost of promotional activity like catalogues and sales events would be hiked by 3 per cent from May. Metcash has admitted in its
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Shopping centre landlord SCA Property Group has turned in a $432.4m first-half net profit, up about 320 per cent from $102.9m the previous corresponding half, on the back of strong revaluations as its network of Woolworths and Coles centres came through the pandemic. Supermarkets have traded through Omicron despite supply-chain issues and schemes to assist
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Key points: Big businesses in regional Queensland could be eligible for Sunday trading come August 2023 The decision is one of nine recommendations following a parliamentary inquiry Both sides of the Sunday trading debate say they are disappointed with the inquiry’s outcomes Small retailers in regional Queensland have been given until August 2023 to prepare
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As a supermarket operator, applying for business loans can undoubtedly be a confusing process. To obtain some answers to some critical questions, we reached out to our own finance broker partner, Abhishek Maharaj from Winquote, for help. If you’re thinking of seeking financial solutions, here are ten questions to ask yourself before beginning the process.
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Why Employee Contracts are Integral to the Success of Your Supermarket If you’ve managed to put together a great team at your supermarket, you may begin to feel like your employees are almost family. Whether they’ve been with you from the beginning, or helped you grow your business, when it counts the most, the best
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A Coles spokesperson has responded after the customer shared the concerning discovery on social media, leaving one user ‘traumatised’. A Coles customer has shared photographs of an alarming discovery in a popular salad buy. Sharing on Facebook, the shopper said he was shocked when he took a closer look at the contents of a bag of Coles Baby
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Key points: Woolworths will phase out its 10-cent drought levy on June 30 after nearly four years The retailer cites favourable seasonal conditions and increased farmgate milk prices for the move EastAUSmilk is concerned farmers will see less milk money while faced with increased input costs After nearly four years, Woolworths will phase out its
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Two brothers are boosting their seven-year-old IGA supermarket business by more than one third as part of a major expansion plan of the Brisbane riverfront retail destination Portside Wharf. Robin and Ramsay Zeneldin are increasing the store footprint to 1036sqm, adding a brand new café, cheese bar and health food section, and expanding the meat,
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