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February
Metcash struggles to make its numbers work
The retail conglomerate’s mathematical howlers are piling up.
January
Internal figures show true cost of Endeavour’s split with Woolworths
The retailer behind BWS and Dan Murphy’s has never disclosed the cost of its 2021 separation from the supermarket giant, but it seems more than many expected.
December 2024
Why this beer maker (and Nick Kyrgios) are all in on Gen Z drinkers
Low-carb beer group Stryda is raising capital. It says the percentage of Millennial and Gen Z drinkers will overtake Baby Boomers by 2026 – just don’t call it craft beer.
November 2024
Coles chairman says cost of living has been ‘politicised’
James Graham told the comapny’s AGM that supermarkets are being targeted unfairly by politicians.
September 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.
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.
August 2024
Big business faces down Canberra’s ‘insidious’ populist policies
Commonwealth Bank chief Matt Comyn has warned “performative” attacks is eroding trust, highlighting the rising tensions between MPs and corporate Australia.
Wesfarmers wants slice of retail media boom for Bunnings, Officeworks
The hardware and stationery giants have plans to enter the novel sector, joining Woolworths and Coles.
Bread, milk, MAFS? Media giants want supermarkets to hire them
Nine Entertainment and oOh!media are pitching to work with IGA owner Metcash. Why? To capture some of an emerging market growing to $2.8b by 2027.
Metcash board splits on CEO’s pay
The first rule of directors club is that disagreements are best kept behind closed doors. Seems no one told Christine Holman.
Shareholders move against Metcash as hardware spin-out hopes fade
Street Talk understands influential shareholders harbouring concerns about Metcash’s Independent Hardware Group as Wesfarmer’s Tool Kit Depot ramps up its national expansion.
July 2024
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.
Dutton’s break-up powers are populist ‘madness’: Kennett
Former Victorian Liberal premier Jeff Kennett said the Coalition’s plan to break up Coles and Woolworths was “madness” that demonised employers and would not bring down prices at the checkout.
Rising cheese prices bite into Domino’s earnings: Barrenjoey
Barrenjoey has slashed its earnings forecasts for Domino’s due to a slower store rollout, weak Japanese yen and rising cheese prices.
June 2024
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.
Metcash’s better than expected food results soothes hardware pain
Households are cutting back on restaurant visits and hunting for food on special at the group’s IGA stores, but Total Tools is being hit by the housing construction slide.
Coles and Woolworths supplier HS Fresh Food collapses
Disclosures show that the administrators, FTI Consulting, first discussed their appointment to help the ailing pre-packaged meals group 12 months ago.
Barrenjoey says ACCC overplaying Chemist Warehouse’s supply risks
The broker has told clients that the competition regulator has ignored independent wholesaler CH2 when warning the deal will mean less drug supply competition.
May 2024
Half-priced detergent every few weeks? Shoppers can smell a rat
Deep food and grocery discounts have become increasingly popular with consumers, but the cost is unfairly borne by suppliers, prompting calls for change.
April 2024
Fix planning laws to improve supermarket competition, says Aldi boss
The German discount supermarket says state and local zoning laws are stopping its network of 600 outlets growing to areas like Tasmania.