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Activists Use Mock Tags to Highlight Cost-of-Living Crisis

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A mischief-maker has been altering promotional labels in two leading supermarkets to express discontent over the rising living costs. This action follows the announcement of Coles and Woolworths generating a staggering $1.1bn and $1.6bn in profits, respectively last financial year. These altered tags, which look like discount price labels, have been appearing in both supermarket […]

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Plastics

Aussie Supermarkets Export Plastics for Recycling After REDcycle Collapse

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Australia’s major supermarket chains have begun shipping samples of soft plastics overseas to be recycled, as they grapple with the aftermath of the collapsed REDcycle scheme, which resulted in thousands of tonnes of stockpiled plastics. Coles and Woolworths assumed responsibility for the plastic stockpiles in February, after REDcycle went into liquidation and left creditors, including

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Australians Turn to Shoplifting as Financial Struggles Mount

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Desperate Australians are resorting to theft as a means of survival, as reported by one supermarket chain. According to John-Paul Drake, director of Drakes Supermarkets, individuals are leaving the store on a daily basis with a cart full of stolen groceries. He expressed frustration and exhaustion at the audacity of people taking whatever they please.

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Coles Unveils Australia’s First Automated Warehouse for Supermarkets

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Coles, a major supermarket chain in Australia, has revealed a significant transformation in its operations by introducing an automated warehouse to replace human packers with advanced machines. This pioneering automated distribution centre, situated in Brisbane, is the first of its kind in the country and will utilise cutting-edge robots instead of traditional warehouse workers. The

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Frustrated Farmer Takes Control: Direct Lamb Marketing Challenges Retail Prices

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Farmer Colin Harper was frustrated with his lack of control over the prices of his lambs when selling them. In order to address this issue, the farmer from southern New South Wales made the decision to bypass the traditional method of selling at saleyards and instead process and directly market his own lamb to consumers.

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Supermarket Home brand products flourish amid cost-of-living crisis

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The landscape of supermarket-owned brands in Australia has undergone a significant transformation in recent years. Once known for basic, budget products, these brands have now adopted a more premium, sophisticated look that often goes unnoticed as being owned by the supermarket. This transformation has occurred as a result of steady investment by major grocery giants,

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Innovating in the Supermarket Industry

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To stay competitive in the grocery and convenience industry, supermarkets must embrace innovation and move away from traditional business strategies. To foster a culture of innovation, businesses should encourage employee participation by rewarding and valuing ideas.  The first step towards generating new ideas is to identify challenges, such as new technologies, unmet customer needs, or

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supply chains

Coles’ $105m milk deal shows supermarket supply chain power

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Coles’ recent $105 million deal with Saputo highlights the growing power of major supermarkets in consolidating supply chains at the expense of middleman processors. The deal involves the acquisition of processing plants that were part of Murray Goulburn’s failed attempt to enter the market for drinking milk.  Saputo wanted to sell these assets as part

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Metcash Boss: Consumers Shifting to Private Label and Frozen Foods

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Metcash, one of Australia’s leading wholesale distribution and marketing companies, has undergone a change in leadership, with Grant Ramage appointed as the new chief executive of their supermarket division. As he oversees as many as 1600 independent supermarkets across the country, Ramage has noticed a shift in consumer behaviour since the start of the year,

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Independent Retailers

Senate Inquiry Raises Concerns for Independent Retailers

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The Senate inquiry into the Australian grocery and hardware industry has heard concerns about creeping acquisitions by larger players including Coles, Woolworths, Endeavour, and Bunnings, which often buy out smaller independent stores in areas where they are looking for greater saturation and more growth. These acquisitions have resulted in the loss of 22 large-format high

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