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What secret supermarket symbol means
A furious Woolies customer kicked off about her 500g package of beef mince containing 262g of meat. A small symbol on the packet might be to blame.
Video shows shock Woolies staff attack
Shocking footage has captured the moment a group of youths terrorised Woolworths staff, attacking one of them with a baseball bat.
Stunning reaction to Ooshie decapitation
A couple who mutilated a rare Woolies Ooshie on live TV say they have no regrets and the reaction to it has been surprising.
Surprising reason China could rule world
The way you pay for your groceries at Woolies says a lot about why China is about to overtake the rest of the world.
Backdown after call for MDMA at Woolies
A Greens candidate who said you should be able to pop down to Woolworths and buy a “packet of MDMA” has been forced to backtrack.
Best food to buy at Woolies and Coles
SHOPPERS at Coles and Woolies keep making a simple mistake while buying their groceries. But there’s a simple way to ensure you make the best choices.
Sliced mushrooms recall over plastic scare
COLES and Woolworths have removed packets of sliced mushrooms from Tasmanian shelves amid safety fears.
Items you may soon be banned from using
JUST like plastic bags there are a number of other everyday items that you will probably be hard pressed to find in five years’ time.
Coles’ drastic step due to bag ban
COLES has been forced to take drastic action to cope with the ban as Woolies staff say they’ve been “abused countless times”.
Delivery problem Woolies must fix
GETTING your weekly shop home delivered is an increasingly attractive proposition. But shoppers have one big gripe about it.
Woolworths’ ‘offensive’ nude ban
SUPERMARKET giant Woolworths is as war with the world’s most famous nude photographer after banning his “hero shot” in Melbourne.
Why you should ignore best-before dates
IT IS branded on nearly every product we buy but a bold move by a major supermarket could mean they become a thing of the past.
Supermarket problem that’s out of control
COLES and Woolies are making our lives super easy with readymade meals and handy deals on fruit and veg. But it comes with a cost.
Iconic lolly axed from shelves
SAY goodbye to Starburst. Coles and Woolworths have both axed the iconic fruit chew from their shelves, blaming poor sales.
This is the worst place to buy fuel
MOST people fill up at the same petrol station, but it may be time to switch as a major chain is revealed to be the most expensive.
Sydney Airport’s shocking rip-off
SYDNEY Airport has been accused of ripping off travellers with a more than 200 per cent mark-up on this basic item.
Woolies sued over onion slip
A LAWYER suing supermarket giant Woolworths for $1.3 million after she allegedly slipped on a rogue shallot has landed herself in hot water.
Woolies deals Jamie Oliver fresh blow
FRESH on the heels of his Australian restaurants going bust, now his partnership with Woolworths is looking shaky.
Woolies fail exposes bigger risk
WOOLIES customers went home hungry when its software melted down. But the error highlights a “pattern of failure” putting us all at risk.
Woolies explains what went wrong
SHOPPERS were left stranded because Woolies’ check-outs were hit by a national outage. Now it has explained what happened.
Woolies stores in meltdown
A TECH outage halted trading at Woolworths stores, causing chaos for shoppers as trolleys banked up and some stores closed.
Woolies to axe plastic bags early
SORRY, shoppers. Woolies is getting ahead of the game and ditching single-use plastic bags ahead of schedule.
Woolies, Coles jump gun on plastic bag ban
PLASTIC shopping bag bans come into effect from July but some supermarkets will lose them from tomorrow — three months early. Is your store on the list?
Say goodbye to cheap roast chooks
COLES and Woolworths have quietly jacked up the price of roast chickens in what’s being described as an “industry-changing event”.
Woolies warns of bottle shop changes
THE retail giant, behind the BWS and Dan Murphy’s stores, says it may have to stop opening new bottle shops due to onerous and “arbitrary” proposed laws.
Drastic fix for self-service checkouts
A NEW policy being proposed in the UK promises to fix a giant issue caused by self-service checkouts. But could it work here in Australia?
Backpacker’s self-serve meat heist
A “POOR backpacker” has faced court for stealing food for a friend’s birthday BBQ from a Woolworths self-service checkout.
Self-serve checkout theft backfires
A GERMAN backpacker has copped a fine after stealing groceries through a self-serve checkout because he didn’t have enough money.
Woolies scraps gift card expiry
WOOLWORTHS is scrapping expiry dates on all its gift cards, giving shoppers the freedom to choose exactly when they want to use them.
Coles’ bold plan to take on Woolies
COLES has unveiled its latest weapon in the supermarket war as it attempts to regain lost momentum from Woolworths.
Reason behind grocer’s demise
AUSSIE Farmers Direct has blamed supermarkets Coles and Woolworths for its collapse. But franchisees say that’s a cop out.
Outrage over banana picture
WHEN a customer uploaded a picture of bananas it sparked a fierce online debate. But Woolies reckons customers prefer it.
Supermarket home brands rated for value
NOT all supermarket products are created equal, even if they look the same. We take a look at the staples that may not be as good as you think.
Woolies’ shocking tactics revealed
LEAKED Woolworths documents have revealed the incredible lengths its employees go to, to “spy” on vulnerable customers.
Graph that shames Aldi
SHOPPERS love the German giant but a new report shows it’s ignoring Aussie customers and falling behind Coles and Woolworths.
Woolies smashes Coles in sales
WOOLWORTHS has delivered a massive profit for the first half as it continues to smash rival Coles in sales growth.
Coles, Woolies ditch fresh produce amid fruit fly scare
UPDATED: FRUIT and vegetables have been pulled from the shelves of major supermarket chains in Tasmania after fruit fly larvae was found in a nectarine at a grocery store.
Secret codes on your products
THAT fancy looking bottle of wine and that expensive face cream hide a secret — they’re actually made by Coles, Woolies or Aldi.
Woolies’ disgrace: Cleaners short-changed
WOOLWORTHS has been accused of ignoring “rampant exploitation” of its contractors, with some having to deal with absurdly low salaries.
Why Woolies is beating Coles, Aldi
WOOLWORTHS is said to be aisles ahead of Coles and Aldi, after analysts forecast the Australian supermarket giant’s sales would outgrow its rivals.
The awkward issue with this new logo
A NEW marketing push to encourage recycling, backed by Woolies, has had an awkward launch after it encountered a China-sized problem.
Woolies unveils $14 roast chooks
WOULD you pay nearly double the current price for your Woolies roast chook? The supermarket is about to find out.
Why these shelves are empty
FEW customers, almost empty shelves, a fire sale. For this global retailer winning over Australia should have been a cinch. But, again, a big name has failed.
David Jones takes $713 million hit
DAVID Jones’ South African owner will take a $713 million writedown on the value of the department store chain as Australia’s tough retail market bites.
Formula haul sparks outrage
A FURIOUS mum has snapped Woolworths customers loading up a whole trolley full of baby formula, despite a new two-can limit.
RUSH HOUR: Vegans ‘vandalising’ meat products
MEMBERS of a pro-vegan animal rights group have been connected to a number of covert attacks that saw meat products in Coles and Woolworths plastered with disturbing stickers.
‘They have Easter eggs out, OMG really’
FIRST it was hot cross buns — now Australian shoppers have spotted Easter eggs being sold in Woolworths and Coles supermarkets.
Is this nanny ad asking too much?
THIS ad for an after-school nanny posted on a community message board in an inner-Sydney Woolies outlines an extensive list of duties.
Aggro bird costs Woolies $17,000
WHEN a Woolies worker was severely injured by a bird she lost thousands in wages. Now she’s scored a huge payout.
Woolies’ new move in hot cross bun war
WOOLIES has launched a new flavour to rival competitors as a poll finds not all Aussies want them sold before Easter.
ALDI not far behind in hot cross bun war
AUSSIE shoppers are divided after some Coles and Woolies shops have begun selling hot cross buns. ALDI is also planning to sell them earlier.
Blade found in Woolies bon-bon
A MOTHER has told of her horror after her young son pulled a Woolies Christmas cracker only to discover it contained a rusty knife.
Xmas classic pulled from shelves
COLES has quietly ditched this classic Christmas treat, sparking outrage. One shopper said she went to three stores to try and find them.
Awkward Christmas catalogue gaffe
SHOPPERS poring over Christmas hams in the new Woolworths catalogue have noticed an amusing mistake in a fairly important detail.
Woolies’ $1.8 billion petrol blow
WOOLWORTHS has been dealt a massive blow by the competition watchdog over its $1.8 billion plan to offload its petrol stations.
Don’t cry over $1 milk, ACCC says
THE competition watchdog has delivered its verdict on Coles’ and Woolies’ controversial $1-a-litre milk — and farmers are not going to be happy.
$1 billion Masters miracle
A YEAR after Woolies’ hardware chain haemorrhaged jobs and seemingly entered an inescapable death spiral, something big has happened.
Raking in $8k a day on Amazon
RENAE Bunster makes nearly $8000 a day selling products on Amazon — and she doesn’t need any help from Coles or Woolies.
Woolworths to open new ‘dark stores’
WOOLWORTHS has issued a stark warning to suppliers not to “cut their own throats” as the supermarket escalates its war against Amazon.
Checkout chick to Woolies boss
THE new head of Woolies, the country’s first female supermarket boss, started her career as a checkout chick at the age of 16.
Is this the end of $1 milk?
THE new owner of dairy company Murray Goulburn has put Coles and Woolies on notice — the days of cheap milk are over.
Is this Woolies sign ‘insensitive’?
A SIGN inside a Woolworths store has sparked a furious debate, with some calling it “disrespectful” and others suggesting people had no sense of humour.
What Woolies’ win means for you
DOWN, down, over and out? Coles has been the dominant supermarket for nearly a decade, but that’s all about to change.
Woolies ups the pressure on Coles
WOOLWORTHS has lifted first quarter food sales at its Australian supermarkets by 4.9 per cent to $9.63 billion.
Mum finds maggots in Woolies chicken
A WOMAN has made a sickening discovery, claiming that her newly bought Woolworths BBQ chicken was infested with maggots.
Woolies worker won’t quit after $1m win
A WOMAN who works night-fill shift at Woolworths is refusing to throw in her job after claiming the Division 1 prize in last Saturday’s Lotto draw.
Woolies worker ‘couldn’t stop’ upskirting
A WOOLIES employee can’t explain why he upskirted customers and filmed his co-workers in the toilet, telling a court he could not stop.
Nasty surprise in Woolies salad
A MELBOURNE women said she felt “sick to her stomach” when she found an eight legged extra addition to her supermarket prepacked salad.
What would you call this meat?
ONE man’s complaint to Woolworths over the labelling on this product has sparked a debate about its true name.
Woolworths is in damage control
SHOPPERS have threatened to boycott Woolworths after its former CEO dredged up an awkward race comparison on 7.30.
The big problem with online shopping
AUSSIES love the idea of buying their groceries online, but not many actually do — and it’s mainly for one reason.
Angry shoppers slam Woolworths cake
A WOOLWORTHS cake that hit shelves on Father’s Day is being slammed as an insult to Australian dads by outraged shoppers.
Father’s Day ideas for as little as $3
AUSSIE dads can be spared from more socks and jocks. It’s not too late to get an affordable gift. We found these ideas at Woolies, Aldi, Coles and Kmart.
Big problem with Woolies cookies
A FACEBOOK post praising these cookies has gone viral. But while they look tempting and delicious, there’s a problem with them.
Truth about mum’s dog food fail
A MUM who mistakenly fed her kids dog biscuits has been vindicated with Woolworths admitting to a pet food palaver.
Mum mistakenly fed kids dog food
A SYDNEY mum has unleashed at Woolworths on Facebook after claiming she was fooled by the packaging on dog biscuits.
Big W’s ‘extremely disappointing’ loss
BIG W has posted a massive loss, and Woolworths has warned things aren’t getting better any time soon for the struggling retailer.
Heavy discounts pay off for Woolies
SUPERMARKET giant Woolies has outstripped rival Coles for the third consecutive quarter, posting a massive full-year profit.
Woolies’ $2000 warning for customers
WOOLWORTHS has warned its customers to be on the lookout for this dodgy email going out to customers this morning.
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