Supermarkets
Grocery shopping for one is hard. Here’s how to do it without wasting money or food
Be realistic with yourself, make a meal plan, shop strategically and often, and give leftovers a chance.
- by Aaron Hutcherson
Latest
Dutton to supermarkets: Rein in prices, or we’ll force you to sell stores
Grocery prices have played a key role in the cost-of-living debate, prompting the Coalition to adopt an interventionist policy opposed by business lobby groups.
- by Paul Sakkal
Analysis
Retail
Why grocery giants won’t lose sleep over $9b penalty threat
Coles and Woolworths face multibillion-dollar fines if they put the squeeze on suppliers, but is this is a realistic threat?
- by Colin Kruger
‘Not sure that could be justified’: Metcash boss questions billion-dollar penalties
IGA operator Metcash is facing tougher supermarket regulations and battling to win over price-conscious shoppers amid an 15.5 per cent uptick in private-label sales.
- by Jessica Yun
Exclusive
Shipping
WA warned to shop for Christmas early as shipping shortages stall stock
Shortages of all goods imported by sea are expected to worsen, as consumers across the state are warned to get ahead of their Christmas shopping by planning to start looking six months early.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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
How much do you actually save at Aldi? The cheapest supermarkets revealed
Mystery shoppers from the independent consumer group Choice visited 81 supermarkets across the country to investigate the price differences of Aldi, Coles and Woolworths.
- by Olivia Ireland
Consumers urged not to stockpile eggs as Coles imposes limits
Hundreds of thousands of birds have been killed after bird flu was found at five Victorian poultry farms, raising concerns about egg supply and prices.
- by Madeleine Heffernan, Jessica Yun and Broede Carmody
The push to revive soft plastic recycling in Australia is quietly under way
Two years after REDCycle’s collapse, a pilot program is operating in 12 supermarkets – but one recycling executive says the big chains need to own their waste.
- by Adam Carey
Local growers devastated as Woolworths swaps to Chinese, South African fruit
Growers were told in a meeting at SPC’s Shepparton office last month that orders of peaches for cans would be reduced by 40 per cent, and pears by 60 per cent.
- by Mary Ward
Exclusive
Shipping
Get ready for empty shelves again as supply chain crisis looms for WA
Three issues that wreaked havoc on global trade during the COVID-19 pandemic supply chain crisis are back, and are expected to remain for the rest of the year.
- by Sarah Brookes
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