ACCC takes supermarkets to task over code
ACCC chairman Rod Sims has again taken the supermarkets to task about their dealings with suppliers.
THE competition watchdog has again expressed disappointment at how Australia's major supermarkets deal with suppliers.
WOOLWORTHS, Aldi and Coles have signed up to a voluntary code of conduct for the food and grocery industry, implemented after the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission began investigating alleged abuses of market power by major supermarkets in 2013.
Aussies to be slugged $100m this weekend
Collectively Aussies will spend millions of dollars in additional costs as the price of visiting cafes, pubs and restaurants is set to soar over the long weekend.
ASX bucks global trend on energy stock rebound
A surge in energy stocks and Australia’s major miners has driven the ASX 200 higher.
New way to save $250 on electricity bills
A new energy provider is vowing to free customers of the ‘loyalty tax’ by automatically switching Aussies to the cheapest provider on the market.