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Coles supermarket to extend paid parental leave benefits

The announcement comes more than three months after the supermarket announced it will give trans and gender diverse staff members an extra 10 days of paid gender affirmation leave. Coles supermarket has announced it will extend paid parental leave benefits for team members across its stores, distribution and support centres nationwide. From September 1, Coles […]

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Rising cost of living pressure won’t hurt supermarket spending: Coles boss

Coles boss Steven Cain says household budgets will be under increasing pressure as fuel prices start to edge up, but believes food will be one of the last areas where people will cut back their spending on. The supermarket giant acknowledged on Wednesday that cost of living hikes have featured prominently in the lives of

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Metcash asks IGA and Foodland stores to resist raising shelf prices

Metcash has asked retailers operating under its IGA and Foodland brands to resist raising shelf prices despite rising inflation putting pressure on store profits, warning it could mean a loss of customers to Woolworths and Coles. Operators of IGA and Foodland supermarkets were told at their national conference on the Gold Coast last month that

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Mars Wrigley announces axing of Starburst brand in Australia

A confectionary giant has been forced to respond after lolly lovers spotted their favourite treat had mysteriously disappeared from Aussie shelves. A confectionary giant might have thought it could quietly ditch one of its most well known Aussie brands – but social media had other ideas. TikToker @nariman.dein took to the social media platform to ask

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Supermarket starts cracking down on broccoli ‘theft’ after viral clip

An Aussie supermarket has begun to crack down against vegetable “thieves” after a clip of a Melbourne store shelf went viral. An Aussie supermarket has launched a crack down against vegetable “thieves” after a clip of a Melbourne store shelf showing nothing but broccoli stalks went viral. A sign placed in front of a broccoli

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Food producers meet ACCC to keep lid on Coles, Woolies clout

A host of food industry and farmer organisations representing $220 billion in sales has met with officials from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to air concerns that soaring inflation and the market clout of Coles and Woolworths could result in an increasing corporatisation of the food supply chain. The Food Industry Alliance has been established to

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