An increasing number of Australians are turning away from supermarket giants and toward Bunnings when shopping for household staples like cleaning and pet supplies in a bid to ease cost of living pressures. The hardware giant expanded into the $5 billion cleaning market in November, offering the likes of laundryContinue Reading
Coles has announced a sweep of price cuts for the next three months, part of a price drop campaign to help Australians struggling with cost-of-living pressures keep warm during the winter. From today, the supermarket giant will cut prices on 200 products, from pantry staples to roast meat, bumping upContinue Reading
Woolworths is cutting prices on a range of staple goods in a dramatic months-long “winter price drop” set to kick off from Wednesday. From diced beef and boneless roast pork shoulder to Uncle Toby’s Oats and Twinings English Breakfast tea packs, the retail giant will reduce prices by an averageContinue Reading
One of Woolworths’ top executives says he believes the supermarket giant is not at fault when it comes to Australian families being priced out of purchasing fresh produce due to rising costs. Woolworths chief commercial officer Paul Harker made the comments during a Queensland parliamentary probe into supermarket prices, respondingContinue Reading
A group of pro-cash advocates boasting more than 50,000 members is calling on Australians to boycott Coles and Woolworths stores across the country over their payment polices. Members of the Call out Cashless Businesses Facebook group issued an appeal on Saturday for people to avoid the supermarket giants and “supportContinue Reading
A Brisbane supermarket has decided to axe its self-serve checkouts forever due to one very sad reason. IGA Greenslopes will shut down the modern mechanism for good in favour of good old fashioned manned checkouts. The controversial change has reportedly been implemented in response to a massive spike in shoplifting,Continue Reading
Coles and Woolworths will face a grilling on Tuesday when the appear before a Senate inquiry set to probe the supermarket giants’ executives over high grocery prices. Both supermarkets have faced criticism in recent years for raking in multi-billion dollar profits during the cost-0f-living crisis, and their market dominance hasContinue Reading
Illegal dumping has been pinned as the likely source of confirmed or suspected asbestos contamination at seven Melbourne parks, as a similar but apparently far-wider spread issue in Sydney is still being investigated for criminal wrongdoing. On Sunday, Environmental Protection Authority Victoria staff checked parks and reserves across Altona, AltonaContinue Reading
Popular frozen meals are being urgently recalled at supermarkets across Australia over a major error on the packaging. Patties Food Group is recalling a range of On The Menu Entree products that have been available to buy at Coles, Woolworths, IGA and other independent retailers, including No Waste Australia. FoodContinue Reading
Australia’s consumer watchdog would have the power to ask the courts to split up supermarket giants and crack down on duopolies, if parliament votes in favour of a new Bill. The Greens on Wednesday will introduce divestiture legislation in the Senate, that would allow the Australian Consumer and Competition CommissionContinue Reading