Posts Tagged ‘Coles’

WARNING: Data collected by Coles and Woolworths leading to unfair market

Toowoomba mother Tammie Irons says her weekly shop has been getting more expensive. In short: Consumer and grower groups have raised concerns about the amount of consumer data being collected by Coles and Woolworths. Choice says it is worried the data is allowing the supermarkets to stifle competition. What’s next? A Senate inquiry into the supermarkets is being […]

Woolworths, Coles Pledge to Radically Reduce Plastic Waste in Ambitious Pact

Leading supermarket giants Woolworths and Coles are committing to ambitious goals to fight plastic waste through a vision of ensuring all plastic packaging are recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025. The two supermarket groups have joined 60 groups—including ALDI and Nestle—across the supply chain that have signed up to the ‘Australia, New Zealand and Pacific […]

Aldi slams Dick Smith’s price war claims

Discount supermarket Aldi says it can’t be blamed for the purchasing practices of its two major rivals. In a bid to douse claims from entrepreneur Dick Smith that the chain’s pricing policies were pushing Australian food producers out of business, Aldi says 70 per cent of its Australian grocery sales come from locally produced products. […]

Coles in row over schools stunts

Source: The Australian PRIMARY school students have been offered prizes for singing the Coles “prices are down” jingle in presentations at schools by store managers promoting the retailer’s multi-million-dollar sports equipment program. During the stunt, students at a school on Sydney’s northern beaches were led into a hall decked out in Coles livery and schooled […]