Coles has confirmed it has changed the size of its reusable paper shopping bags for delivery orders, in a move that’s put some shoppers off side. Following a “successful trial”, the supermarket giant has reduced the height of its 25c bags for all online deliveries. “While the paper bags availableContinue Reading
Supermarket giant Coles has signed a major deal with an American data intelligence firm that provides high-level analytical technology to the CIA and the Pentagon. Experts warn the arrangement with Palantir could lead to job losses and vast cost-cutting, as the company seeks to save $1 billion in operating expensesContinue Reading
Transport Minister Catherine King has backed the government away from a junior minister’s assertion she blocked Qatar Airways’ application for an extra 28 flights a week done to protect Qantas’ profitability. Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones told The Australian Financial Review on Monday that while the government could “drive prices down”Continue Reading
Coles has defended its new $15 “washable” paper bags, after a customer spotted them in store and unleashed online. Coles announced in May that it will stop selling soft-plastic shopping bags in stores across Australia as part of its commitment to sustainability. The customer took to Twitter, which is currentlyContinue Reading
Coles will announce on Wednesday its commitment to end the sale of soft-plastic shopping bags in-store and online by the end of June. This move is part of the supermarket’s efforts to reduce unnecessary plastic packaging and meet its sustainability goals and will see the remaining supply of soft-plastic bagsContinue Reading
Woolworths and Coles will take on responsibility for more than 12,000 tonnes of stockpiled soft plastic that is potentially a threat to the environment and human health. The major supermarkets offered to take control of the plastics from failed recycling program REDcycle last week to “provide safe storage of theContinue Reading
Woolworths and Coles could soon take on responsibility for more than 12,000 tonnes of stockpiled soft plastic that are potentially a threat to the environment and human health. The major supermarkets have offered to take control of the plastics from failed recycling program REDcycle to “provide safe storage of theContinue Reading