Supermarket inquiry
Getting less for more: War on supermarkets shifts to shrinkflation scourge
The government is increasing its attention on the nation’s supermarket aisles, promising to make it easier to detect shrinkflation.
- by Shane Wright
Latest
Coles and Woolies face fresh battle to keep competitors at bay
Just a week after the competition watchdog started legal action against Coles and Woolworths, the federal government is targeting their undeveloped supermarket sites.
- by Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
Opinion
Supermarkets
The cruellest part? Coles and Woolworths appeared to target battlers
In their duopoly, the big supermarkets have a licence to print money, which is premised on them not bleeding the Australian public dry.
- by Allan Fels
Greens seek to cap cost of essential grocery items
The price of basic essential items such as milk, bread, eggs and nappies would be tied and linked to January 2024 wages so wages match price growth, the party says.
- by Fraser Barton
Woolworths and Coles face billion-dollar fines under stronger grocery code
The new maximum penalties – up to $5 billion for Woolworths and $3.8 billion for Coles – are designed to protect farmers and food suppliers in their dealings with the big supermarkets.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
‘Deliberate manipulation’: Do supermarkets order too much fruit and veg on purpose?
Two major Australian fruit and vegetable industry bodies have accused Woolworths and Coles of engineering an oversupply of fresh produce to drive down prices.
- by Jessica Yun
Multinationals push back, blaming supermarkets for rising prices
Global companies like Nestle, Unilever, Coca-Cola and Mars face the possibility of a further inquiry into their role in rising grocery prices.
- by Jessica Yun
Supermarket inquiry lays out plan for pricing crackdown
The Senate inquiry into supermarket prices has released its final report and 14 recommendations including powers to break up big supermarkets and a strengthened food and grocery code of conduct.
- by Jessica Yun
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Woolworths
‘Explain why Australians are paying more’: Multinationals to face supermarket inquiry
The Senate inquiry into supermarket prices was supposed to have wrapped up this week, but it is now gearing up to potentially put the likes of Nestlé and Coca-Cola through their paces.
- by Jessica Yun
Updated
Woolworths
Woolworths chief Brad Banducci threatened with jail time at Senate supermarket inquiry
The supermarket giant’s outgoing CEO refused to answer repeated questions about the company’s return on equity, which infuriated Greens senator Nick McKim.
- by Jessica Yun
Bunnings grilled at supermarket inquiry for squeezing suppliers and shelving boss
Senators driving the inquiry into supermarket prices have slammed the hardware giant for its treatment of plant and flower suppliers and the absence of managing director Michael Schneider.
- by Jessica Yun
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