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Woolworths boss Amanda Bardwell at the ACCC hearing.

‘Not equipped to help’: Four things the ACCC supermarket inquiry did and didn’t hear

ACCC counsel assisting Naomi Sharp, SC, had plenty of questions in the supermarket inquiry hearings, but supermarket executives skirted around the answers at times.

  • Jessica Yun

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Ralph Kemmler, managing director of property at Woolworths, at the ACCC’s public hearing on Monday.

Woolworths not guilty of land-banking, says supermarket’s property boss

Former Woolworths executives including Brad Banducci returned to face questions from the competition watchdog about competition and pricing.

  • Jessica Yun
Aldi super market

‘Technical limitation’: Why you can’t find most Aldi prices online

Aldi is Australia’s cheapest supermarket, and while it would like to put all its prices online, old website infrastructure is holding it back.

  • Jessica Yun
Fancy an international holiday with your groceries?

Aldi’s new deal is a great Australiana dream even Kath and Kim would love

Shaping everything from meal choices to eco-conscious shopping trends, Aldi has evolved from shopper dockets and rewards to become a cultural institution at a time when our two majors are sinking.

  • Kate Halfpenny
Anthony Albanese will announce new plans to target shrinkflation and its impact on shoppers.

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.

  • Shane Wright
Coles and Woolworths have interest in more 150 potential supermarket sites. They face government action to enable competitors to develop their own sites.

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.

  • Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
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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.

  • Allan Fels
Australia’s largest supermarkets face billions in fines under the new mandatory code of conduct, if they abuse their relationship with suppliers.

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.

  • Fraser Barton
Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and Metcash (IGA) will face massive penalties under the revamped and mandatory code of conduct.

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.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos
Fresh fruit and veggie growers have asked the competition watchdog to look at whether the major supermarkets are causing deliberate oversupply of produce.

‘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.

  • Jessica Yun

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