For Sydney university student Johnson Chen, working in retail was something he always wanted to do, but using a wheelchair ruled out most jobs for him. But this week the 19-year-old worked his first shift at Woolworths — behind an innovative new accessible checkout, which he was involved in testing.Continue Reading
Christmas has come early for Aussies this festive season with Woolies and Coles dropping prices on thousands of items. With cost-of-living pressures making the weekly shop a budgetary stress, Christmas staples are now heavily discounted across the board. The major supermarket chains announced concessions on meat, fruit and vegetables earlierContinue Reading
With 3.7 million Australian households struggling to put food on their tables, Woolworths has pledged to match every dollar donated by customers to the OzHarvest Christmas Appeal. Until December 26, Woolworths customers can choose to round up their shop to the nearest dollar at self-checkouts, add a 50 cent tokenContinue Reading
About 150 items, including pork roasts, prawns, and potato chips, will have their prices dropped at Woolworths stores well in advance of the Christmas season, with Coles also lowering prices in a bid for Australians’ lucrative supermarket shop. With Aussies struggling to balance household budgets under cost of living pressures,Continue Reading
Woolworths and Coles have slashed the price of ham just two months out from Christmas, lowering the Aussie favourite to as little as $8 per kilogram. Woolies said it was its lowest price for Christmas ham in nine years. Hams began arriving on Woolworths shelves on Wednesday and will beContinue Reading
Woolworths is removing children’s confectionary from checkouts in a bid to help customers make healthier choices. The supermarket giant has announced products aimed at children, such as Chupa Chups, Kinder Surprise and Caramello Koalas, will no longer be available beside tills. Instead, the supermarket is increasing its offering of healthierContinue Reading