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April

Aldi is paying billions in dividends to its parent group Hofer KG in Austria.

Aldi shows its discount appeal with sharp rise in profit

The German discount supermarket chain has paid out billions of dollars in dividends to its parent group Hofer KG in Austria.

Coles has outperformed its larger rival Woolworths this year.

More shoppers say Coles (not Woolworths) is their main supermarket

A survey conducted for UBS clients suggests the smaller grocery retailer is increasingly central to consumers as higher living costs strain household budgets.

March

Supermarkets are bracing themselves for the ACCC pricing inquiry to land.

Woolworths slashes prices to close gap on Aldi

The under fire supermarkets are looking to show shoppers and politicians consumers are getting better deals at the checkout.

Nicola Willis

New Zealand eyes breaking its supermarket duopoly

The local unit of Woolworths and Foodstuffs New Zealand have a stranglehold on the grocery sector, which has been blamed for high prices.

The ACCC has found that Coles and Woolworths are some of the most profitable supermarkets in the world.

Woolworths, Coles warn more red tape means higher grocery prices

Disputing the ACCC’s findings that they have oversized profitability, the supermarket giants say increased costs will be passed onto shoppers.

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Woolworths is expected to reinvest half of the $400 million in cost savings back into the business.

Brokers expect Woolworths to tip $200m into lower supermarket prices

The country’s biggest grocery retailer said it expected to cut $400 million in costs this year, but has yet to detail how it will use those savings.

November 2024

Coles CEO Leah Weckert testified at the ACCC supermarket hearing on Thursday.

Coles says focusing only on low prices sent customers away

Appearing at a competition inquiry, chief executive Leah Weckert says experience has shown shoppers want more than just cheap products.

Woolworths chief executive Amanda Bardwell and Coles’ Leah Weckert faced a 10 day blowtorch from the Albanese government.

Inside the two weeks from hell for the country’s biggest supermarkets

This week, Woolworths chief executive Amanda Bardwell and Coles’ Leah Weckert will have a chance to tell their side of the story in hearings run by the ACCC.

Coles CEO Leah Weckert with chairman James Graham at the AGM on Tuesday.

Coles chairman says cost of living has been ‘politicised’

James Graham told the comapny’s AGM that supermarkets are being targeted unfairly by politicians.

Aldi’s Jordan Lack says the retailer has a unique model.

Aldi proves populism won’t cut grocery prices

Breaking up Coles and Woolworths makes for a populist soundbite, but Aldi’s evidence at the ACCC supermarket inquiry suggests it wouldn’t drive grocery prices down.

Aldi buying boss Jordan Lack

Why Aldi isn’t expanding into online groceries

The discount retailer has explained how it keeps costs down for consumers, including through employing fewer staff and asking shoppers to pack their own groceries.

Ashley de Deilva is Choice’s chief executive. His organisation’s research has been questioned by Woolworths and Coles.

Red flag over Choice’s taxpayer-funded grocery price watch

The consumer advocacy group has overstated the difference in prices between the big supermarkets and discount store Aldi, a Wall Street investment bank says.

October 2024

The opportunities are in office and retail.

Buying below replacement cost can bolster property investment returns

The owners of assets bought below replacement cost do not need to seek outsized rents to cover the financing, which can help secure stable tenants.

European tomatoes are flooding the Australian market.

Europe likens probe into cheap tomato exports to Beijing trade wars

Australian officials have this month begun an inquiry into whether Italian groups are dumping products sold as Coles, Woolworths and Aldi home brands.

September 2024

The down down promotion at a Melbourne Coles supermarket in March 2024.

Supermarket pile-on is going to cause real harm

If the supermarkets are guilty, then throw the book at them. But it’s populist politics that is really at work here.

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The ACCC accused the two big retailers of targeting families with stretched budgets and seeking discounts.

Woolworths and Coles could be ‘innocent’: Samuel

Graeme Samuel says the higher prices charged by the two major supermarkets could have been caused by suppliers, as the ACCC found the retailers have increased their earnings and operating margins over the past five years.

Woolworths and Coles are in a tight race for shoppers. The smaller of the two has had a better 12 months.

These three charts show how Coles is outperforming Woolworths

The country’s second-largest supermarket chain is doing better than its bigger rival – from more stock on shelves to lower theft and better value. Here’s why.

July 2024

Shoppers at Aldi have been found to pay less than those at Woolworths or Coles.

Why you can’t order online from Aldi anytime soon

The German discount supermarket had been investigating internet sales, which is a space that its rivals Woolworths and Coles have aggressively expanded into.

According to a UBS supermarkets survey of suppliers, trading through April to June favoured Coles over Woolworths, while Aldi gained the most market share.

Supplier survey suggests Coles has outperformed Woolworths all year

Ahead of financial updates from the major supermarkets next month, suppliers say Coles and Aldi are picking up market share over their rivals, small and large.

June 2024

The new code views penalties as essential to working effectively.

Why this is a practical, workable supermarket code of conduct

The new code offers the best of both a mandatory and voluntary system of compliance for the supermarket giants.

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