Coles Supermarkets
- Opinion
- AI
The brands that Australians are now hating on, and why
Artificial intelligence businesses and other technology giants have ranked poorly in a new survey of the brands that Australians trust most and least.
- Elizabeth Knight
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- Analysis
- Retail
The messy task of calculating the harm Coles caused shoppers
A diabolical legal process is set to play out as huge teams of lawyers attempt to quantify damages that Coles may have to pay after its loss in court this week.
- Elias Visontay
- Opinion
- Supermarkets
Coles has been caught red-handed. But don’t discount this pricing loophole
The court found that Coles had misled the public. But retailers can get around the ruling by keeping certain information from shoppers.
- Bea Sherwood
- Updated
- Supermarkets
Coles to face fines ‘in the hundreds of millions’ after discounts ruled a sham
In a landmark decision, Justice Michael O’Bryan found the discounts were based on previous prices that were offered for too short a period to be considered real.
- Elias Visontay, Isabel McMillan and Jack Gramenz
- Analysis
- Supermarkets
Woolworths will be battening down the hatches after ACCC slays Coles’ false discounts
If battling Aussies were shopping for another reason to hate Australia’s supermarket duopoly, the competition watchdog has handed it to them on a platter.
- Colin Kruger
- Opinion
- Inflation
Coles and Woolies need to eat some of the food price rise pain
Rising food prices are generally good news for supermarket profits. But there are good reasons why the two giants should absorb some of the food inflation.
- Clancy Yeates
- Opinion
- Supermarkets
Are we being cheated on prices? ACCC and supermarkets slug it out in court
For the consumer watchdog, this court battle is about more than the prices of Tim Tams, Coke and dog food. It goes to the heart of the grocery giants’ pricing and marketing methods.
- Elizabeth Knight
Gentrified groceries: The new food line splitting your city
One in four Woolworths in Sydney are now Metro stores, while Coles is playing catch-up by growing its Local chain. Is the gentrification of supermarkets leaving shoppers worse off?
- Jessica Yun and Elias Visontay
- Opinion
- Company tax
Work longer shifts: One big business’s idea of a helping hand
The government and big business are keen to show how they are helping consumers and small businesses navigate the fuel crisis. But this is no COVID-era relief package.
- Elizabeth Knight
Easter egg prices jump and sizes shrink despite cocoa price crash
Lindt bunny prices have risen by almost a third and Cadbury eggs are rocketing as manufacturers and supermarkets scramble to justify shrinkflation this Easter.
- Will Nicholas