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Coles and Woolworths Address Online Food Labelling Concerns

A recent study revealed inconsistent representations of vital product information, such as nutrition and allergen details, in the online listings of major supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths. This has led to questions about the current food labelling regulations’ suitability in the age of e-commerce. The research, named “Current food labelling practices in online supermarkets in Australia”, […]

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Rising Profits Spark Debate on Supermarket Dominance in Australia

Vivienne Mitchell’s brief TikTok video conveys a powerful message that has garnered widespread attention. Highlighting the economic disparities, she notes in her video, “In Australia, some have to work for two hours to buy an eight-pack of razors.” She contrasts this with a subsequent clip of the razors priced at $10 in a different store.

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

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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Woolworths Probes Unauthorised Supplier Deductions

Woolworths is set to probe unauthorised deductions from supplier payments following revelations by an independent supermarket reviewer of an industry-wide issue. The $145bn national food and grocery manufacturing sectors have spotlighted unauthorised invoice deductions by leading supermarket chains, such as Coles and Aldi. They are urging the federal government-appointed independent reviewer to directly address this

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Woolworths and Goterra Team Up to Fight Food Waste with Insects

Woolworths has joined forces with Goterra, a startup focused on sustainability, to address food waste from its stores through the use of insects. Goterra’s new facility, soon to be opened in Wetherill Park, Sydney, will employ Black Soldier Fly larvae to decompose food waste on location, transforming it into organic fertilizer. The insects will be

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Woolworths Faces 1000+ Charges Over Unpaid Leave to Workers

Australia’s supermarket giant, Woolworths, is facing over 1000 criminal charges for allegedly failing to pay long service leave to its workers in Victoria. The charges were filed in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, claiming that Woolworths and its subsidiary, Woolstar, underpaid more than $1 million in long service leave to 1235 former employees between 2018 and

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Woolworths initiates a fresh collectable collaboration with Disney

Woolworths recently revealed their exciting collaboration with Disney in honour of Disney’s 100th anniversary. The supermarket announced the launch of the “Disney 100 Wonders Collector Cards” scheme, a new collectables program. Similar to previous collectables initiatives, this program allows shoppers to collect three cards for every $30 they spend in-store or online. Starting from July

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Canberra Tops the List as Woolworths’ Worst Shoplifting City

Canberra residents have earned the unenviable title of being the most prolific shoplifters at Woolworths, as recent data reveals that Australia’s capital city has the highest average theft rate for the popular supermarket chain. Among the 15 Woolworths stores in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), high-priced baby formula emerges as one of the most frequently

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Coles and Woolworths Accused of Underpaying Workers in Overtime Scandal

The Federal Court has been informed that Coles and Woolworths cheated their employees out of overtime pay by implementing a payment system that deviated from Australia’s industrial awards system. The Fair Work Ombudsman and two class action claimants jointly initiated a trial against the supermarket giants, alleging that workers were underpaid over a span of

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