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Woolworths boss calls for retail wages to increase amid rising inflation

The head of supermarket giant Woolworths has called for an increase in retail workers’ wages to keep up with the rapidly rising rate of inflation across the industry. In a message to shareholders on Tuesday morning announcing the business’ third-quarter trading results, chief executive Brad Banducci said he backed a proposal from the Australian Retailers Association industry […]

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Woolworths unveils plans for drive-through only store in Sydney

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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Supermarkets go head-to-head over $22 lobsters for Easter rush

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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Federal Court says unpaid wages cases against Woolworths and Coles could be merged into one proceeding

The country’s supermarket giants face the prospect of a marathon, highly damaging legal action on unpaid wages for up to 28,000 employees after the Federal Court said four separate proceedings could be merged into one. In an unusual move, the court said two claims brought against Woolworths and Coles by the Fair Work Ombudsman could

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Woolworths grows greener

Monday, 21 March 2022: Woolworths will be phasing out its 15-cent plastic shopping bags in Western Australia over the next month – the first major supermarket to do so ahead of new state legislation banning a variety of plastic shopping bags from July this year. Over the coming weeks, stores across the state will gradually run down stock

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Woolworths takes on ‘mission Impossible’ with plant-based burger

Impossible Foods president Dennis Woodside sees the company’s plant-based burgers, sausages and other products more as bypassing the cow rather than fake meat, as well as potentially helping in the fight against inflation. The burger, backed by Bill Gates and other Silicon Valley heavyweights, is deepening its expansion into Australia, launching in Woolworths on Monday as

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Frydenberg warns on ‘opportunistic’ price increases

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg warned businesses against forcing through opportunistic price hikes as a leading retail analyst said shoppers faced increases of 10 per cent-plus on a range of goods in coming weeks. Coles and Woolworths on Monday left open the door to rejecting fruit and vegetable manufacturer SPC’s plans to increase the price of its products

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Woolworths staff underpayment bill nears $600m

Woolworths faces a growing salary underpayments scandal – the shortfall reaching almost $600m, making it the largest corporate missing wages case in Australia. Unveiling its interim results, which carried the bruises of the protracted Covid-19 pandemic, the nation’s biggest retailer revealed the discovery and booking of $144m relating to new payment shortfalls of hourly paid

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Shopper warns Woolworths to ‘recheck their supply’ after taking closer look at carton of milk

A Woolworths spokesperson has responded after the shopper shared his concerns on social media. Sharing on Facebook, the Sydney shopper suggested Woolies staff “recheck their milk supply” after taking a closer look at the 3L carton of Dairy Farmers Full Cream Milk that he’d brought home that day. Despite buying the item on February 22, 2022, from

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