Away from widespread customer anger over rising grocery prices and billion-dollar profits in the midst of a cost-of-living crisis, Woolworths boss Brad Banducci was highly regarded. In business and investment circles, the South African-born retail giant was seen as something of a God figure, credited with turning around the supermarketContinue Reading
Bunnings has caused chaos after releasing a range of limited-edition garden gnomes as part of its collaboration with a popular Australian children’s TV show. The hardware chain recently transformed seven of its stores in Australia and New Zealand into “Hammerbarn”, a fictional DIY chain featured in Bluey, for the monthContinue Reading
Coles shoppers are up in arms over a tiny new detail on the supermarket’s own brand “ice cream”. The retail giant has just unveiled a “new recipe” for its “Simply Vanilla” frozen treat, which is favoured by customers due to its affordable price point. It currently stands at $4.50 forContinue Reading
Coles has announced it will stock a variety of Australia Day merchandise amid backlash to a rival supermarket ditching the controversial products. Woolworths confirmed on Wednesday that no additional Australia Day-themed merch would be sold in its supermarkets or Big W stores for this year’s public holiday. The retail giantContinue Reading
Online retail giant The Iconic has vowed to issue refunds to customers affected by online security breaches which left people out of pocket by hundreds of dollars. Customers reported a large number of hacking attempts and security breaches, with hackers successfully compromising accounts and placing fraudulent orders without their permission.Continue Reading
Kmart Australia is currently trialling a new self-serve service kiosk despite rising frustrations over customer-assisted features in stores. The retail giant revealed it will be testing a customer operated “click and collect” counter that will see items brought out to the customer from the warehouse via robotics. Similar to itsContinue Reading
A jaw-dropping photo taken during a security mishap has revealed one of Coles’ drastic new security measures. The snap, taken by a startled shopper at the retail giant’s Clayton store in Melbourne, shows the supermarket’s instantly recognisable aisles filled with grey fog. One worried Aussie who had been picking upContinue Reading
A new wave of confusion and division has surfaced over Woolworths’ decision to keep cans of deodorant under lock and key. Shelves of locked away deodorant were spotted recently by a customer and later shared online, where the act has since been hotly disputed. The retail giant’s motivation behind theContinue Reading
A furious customer has been filmed using a hammer to smash one of the new self-service gates at Woolworths. Video posted to social media on Tuesday showed a woman, wearing black pants, a purple hoodie and a surgical face mask, approaching a self-service area at the supermarket holding a hammer.Continue Reading
Coles is “aggressively” rolling out new technology that will track shoppers’ every move from the moment they walk into a store. Overhead cameras, trolley locks, smart gates and, perhaps most bizarrely, fog machines will be introduced in a desperate bid to tackle rising theft. “If you’re a thief, we’re gonnaContinue Reading