Supermarket inquiry
- Opinion
- Supermarkets
My supermarket made me ‘shopper of the week’. I don’t believe a word it says any more
Who can take Colesworth seriously any more? With the cramped self-checkout areas, items that aren’t “half price” at all and meat trays marked “while stocks last”, it is like an old toxic boyfriend.
- Michelle Cazzulino
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Woolworths, Coles buck against ACCC findings of entrenched dominance
Australia’s biggest supermarkets maintain the sector is highly competitive, while a former ACCC chair has come out swinging against the watchdog’s recommendations.
- Jessica Yun and Shane Wright
Checkout pain: Australia’s supermarkets among most profitable in the world
Shoppers’ complaints that they are being burnt at the nation’s checkouts has been vindicated by a damning report by the consumer watchdog.
- Shane Wright, Jessica Yun and Millie Muroi
‘Not equipped to help’: Four things the ACCC supermarket inquiry did and didn’t hear
ACCC counsel assisting Naomi Sharp, SC, had plenty of questions in the supermarket inquiry hearings, but supermarket executives skirted around the answers at times.
- Jessica Yun
Woolworths not guilty of land-banking, says supermarket’s property boss
Former Woolworths executives including Brad Banducci returned to face questions from the competition watchdog about competition and pricing.
- Jessica Yun
‘Technical limitation’: Why you can’t find most Aldi prices online
Aldi is Australia’s cheapest supermarket, and while it would like to put all its prices online, old website infrastructure is holding it back.
- Jessica Yun
- Opinion
- Supermarkets
Aldi’s new deal is a great Australiana dream even Kath and Kim would love
Shaping everything from meal choices to eco-conscious shopping trends, Aldi has evolved from shopper dockets and rewards to become a cultural institution at a time when our two majors are sinking.
- Kate Halfpenny
Getting less for more: War on supermarkets shifts to shrinkflation scourge
The government is increasing its attention on the nation’s supermarket aisles, promising to make it easier to detect shrinkflation.
- Shane Wright
Coles and Woolies face fresh battle to keep competitors at bay
Just a week after the competition watchdog started legal action against Coles and Woolworths, the federal government is targeting their undeveloped supermarket sites.
- Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
- Opinion
- Supermarkets
The cruellest part? Coles and Woolworths appeared to target battlers
In their duopoly, the big supermarkets have a licence to print money, which is premised on them not bleeding the Australian public dry.
- Allan Fels