Major food retailers say they are aiming for zero food waste - but are transferring the costs onto not-for-profit groups and suppliers.
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Shareholders should be worried about how much it’s costing Woolworths to run its business.
The massive financial and managerial distraction created by Masters has left Woolworths little time and money to focus on its core grocery business.
Unconscionable conduct by (mainly big) business has been notoriously tricky to prove. Could a change in legal wording help?
The retail giant’s attempt to head off Aldi’s growing market share is causing more headaches for shareholders.
Woolworths’ new loyalty program is following the international trend away from old-fashioned points-based systems.
Convenience stores could be the next big focus for Australia’s grocery retailing giants.
Coles and Woolworths’ representation of “fresh” and “local” food reflects heightened interest among consumers about these values. But they also contributes to concerns about the supply chain.
Some say the only way to smash the Coles/Woolworths duopoly is more regulation and a consumer backlash, but this assumes all power is used for evil.
Farmers will get some extra help in the battle against the supermarket chains in the government’s long-awaited White Paper on Agricultural Competitiveness released on Saturday.
The hubris on show at Woolworths was never sustainable, and as a result CEO Grant O'Brien will join more than 1,000 employees losing their job.
The possible entrance of another German discount retailer - Lidl - is bad news for the supermarket giants and good news for shoppers.
Aldi is announcing trial stores that will attempt to capture more of the middle income market. But does it risk killing the golden goose?
The Anzac legend is under siege by marketers trying to cash in: but the government also has a branding stake.
Supermarket giants are predictably opposed to
Harper Review’s effects test, but the report is a mixed bag when it comes to other retail competition issues.
Convincing people to love ugly food makes sense for farmers and retailers, but will shoppers buy it?
Coles and Woolworths spent much of 2014 defending their behaviour in court. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) brought several actions against one or both of them throughout the…
The battle to reduce food waste and increase access to nutritious food just got a whole lot cheaper and uglier in Australia. In early December, Woolworths launched its “odd bunch” campaign, becoming the…
The days when Coles and Woolworths only sold groceries are long gone. Both are now established players in a broad range of consumer markets, with interests in liquor and hotels, fuel and convenience, general…
Australian shoppers have inadvertently invited global discount grocers to our shores by demonstrating their readiness to adopt private labels. In 2001, German discounter Aldi opened its first store in…
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