A photo of a rare Woolworths store has flamed the ongoing debate around controversial self-service checkouts in Australian supermarkets. Supermarkets have angered many shoppers after expanding the number of self-serve options in stores while simultaneously increasing intense security measures and seemingly decreasing staffed tills. But one Woolworths store in Queensland’sContinue Reading
A customer using a wheelchair has been “crushed” by one of Coles’s new smart gates, just months after the controversial technology was rolled out in Australian stores. Last year, shoppers were left confused by the addition of the so-called smart gates to self-serve check-outs across the country. The hi-tech gatesContinue Reading
One major supermarket has run the numbers to help Christmas hosts avoid a last minute panic this year. IGA has shared the ten most-purchased items in its Australian stores on Christmas Eve last year between 5pm and 7pm, forming a comprehensive list of the last minute items shoppers seem toContinue Reading
A revamp of McDonald’s hamburgers is set to go global after a hugely successful trial run in Australia. The Wall Street Journal has revealed that from 2024 the fast food giant’s burgers across the US will match those recently introduced in Australia. Australia has been used as a testbed forContinue Reading
Chicken shortages loom across Australia as union workers pledge to keep the facilities of major poultry supplier Inghams shut down over an escalating pay dispute. The strike action kicked off on Friday with a 24-hour work stoppage at Inghams’ West Australian operations and a rolling shutdown in South Australia hasContinue Reading
Discount supermarket giant Aldi is officially Australia’s first grocery retailer to go fully renewable, after receiving the stamp of approval from the Federal Government’s Clean Energy Regulator. In 2020, Aldi announced it would transition its stores, warehouses and offices to 100 per cent clean energy by the end of 2021Continue Reading
Discount supermarket giant Aldi is officially Australia’s first grocery retailer to go fully renewable, after receiving the stamp of approval from the Federal Government’s Clean Energy Regulator. In 2020, Aldi announced it would transition its stores, warehouses and offices to 100 per cent clean energy by the end of 2021Continue Reading
Convenience chain 7-Eleven is seeking a buyer for its Australian stores with the search expected to take a number of months, it has announced. The retailer revealed it was in the early stages of finding someone to take over the business. “7-Eleven has an unrivalled brand and convenience footprint inContinue Reading
When billionaire Zara founder Amancio Ortega’s glamorous daughter Marta was named as the fashion giant’s new chair, it caused a share price plummet which cost the firm billions. But now – just eight months after officially taking on the top job – the Spanish-born heiress has well and truly hadContinue Reading