Outrage over banana picture
WHEN a customer uploaded a picture of bananas it sparked a fierce online debate. But Woolies reckons customers prefer it.
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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.
Woman hands Woolies $150k
A SYDNEY woman who slipped on a grape at Woolworths is “devastated” after a court revoked her $151,000 compensation payout.
Woolies releases new $2 coins
AUSTRALIANS are getting three limited edition $2 coins with designs from one of Australia’s most popular children’s books.
Finance news you need to know today
MOTORISTS could end up paying more for fuel if BP’s proposed $1.8 billion takeover of Woolworths petrol stations goes ahead.
Woolies worker wins $230k compo
A WOOLIES worker who was required to lift more than 2000 heavy boxes a day or be sent home has won a landmark compensation case.
Woolies boss ‘outraged’ over error
WOOLIES boss Brad Banducci has ripped into the payments firm which double billed customers for purchases made in March.
Woman found a bullet in her steak
AN Australian woman has been left in shock, claiming she found a bullet in her kangaroo steak she’d planned on eating for dinner.
From Woolies boss to tent city
FOR more than a decade, Wayne was a familiar face in Woolies. Now he’s one of the people commuters pass by in Sydney’s tent city.
Woolies shopping cards aren’t safe
A MAJOR security vulnerability in the Woolworths app has allowed thieves to “hack” into accounts and steal customers’ Rewards points.
Fake ‘free range’ egg supplier fined $1m
AN EGG producer that supplies Coles and Woolworths has been ordered to pay $1 million for deceiving shoppers with its ‘free range’ labelling.
Woolies deals another blow to Coke
WOOLIES has dealt yet another blow to Coca-Cola Amatil, announcing it will pull all but two of its Mount Franklin lines from shelves.
Amazon grocery fears ‘overplayed’
COLES and Woolworths shouldn’t be too worried about the arrival of Amazon’s grocery service, which has so far struggled to make its mark.
Now what do we put in our bins?
NOW that Coles and Woolies have scrapped plastic bags, what are we supposed to use in our bins for rubbish? Certainly not bin liners.
‘Popular’ Woolies wedding cake
IT LOOKS like a designer wedding cake, but under the flowers and thick icing lies a humble Woolworths chocolate mud.
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Supermarket trio ban plastic bags
THE nation’s largest supermarkets are ditching single-use plastic bags across the country, in major announcements made today.
Shoppers caught stripping Coles, Woolies
A VIDEO of three men filmed packing a car full of Coles, Woolies and Chemist Warehouse bags has sparked anger in Adelaide.
Woolies fail leaves customers fuming
WOOLWORTHS has apologised after a “major delivery system outage” left hungry customers upset when online orders were cancelled at the last minute.
Finance news you need to know today
WOOLWORTHS’ sales turnaround is likely to happen at a faster pace than the market expects, analysts at investment bank UBS say.
Discount supermarket cheaper than ALDI
MOVE over Woolworths, Coles and ALDI – there’s a new discount player in town and the prices are ridiculous.
Woolies price tags raise eyebrows
ELECTRONIC tickets have popped up in Woolworths, leading to questions about whether it’s trialing a surge pricing scheme.
Gamechanging supermarket move
POPPING to Coles or Woolies for a cheap lunch could be a nasty shock if the supermarkets adopt this surge pricing trend that’s taking off.
Family grocer taking on giants
THIS family-run business with a cult following is taking on Coles and Woolworths in the battle for Australia’s $90 billion grocery market.
Getting rich by shunning Woolies
A PERTH mum is raking in hundreds of thousands of dollars from a hit product with a name that will keep it off many supermarket shelves.
Where Woolies costs 10 times more
AUSSIE shoppers might see them as the cheap option but overseas customers are prepared to pay big bucks for homebrand products.
Sly plot to stop self-serve theft
THEFT from self-serve checkouts at Woolworths and Coles is a massive problem. This is how the supermarkets could keep you honest.
Woolies customer’s sweet potato rant
A WOOLWORTHS customer has unleashed on the supermarket giant in a social media rant, all over these packs of sweet potatoes.
Computers are learning to be arty
GOOGLE is teaching computers how to make music and create art, but tech boffins say the machines are not ready to generate an all-new Beatles album just yet.
Woolies grilled over pregnancy tests
TEST kits have been moved to secure plastic boxes to prevent theft in some stores. But one customer says it could deter women from buying the tests.
Busted ‘looking for’ Marvel discs
A WOOLWORTHS checkout operator has been filmed looking for rare Marvel Hero discs so sought after by Aussie kids.
Grape costs Woolworths $11,000
A MAN who sought more than $140k from Woolies after slipping on a grape got much less thanks to a secret video.
Woolies giving away free groceries
WOOLWORTHS is calling for thousands of Aussie shoppers to sample and review products as part of a new online testing club.
Wife defends hubby over Today show win
THE wife of a man who found himself unwittingly at the centre of Today show “scam” allegations has staunchly defended her husband.
Why Big W is struggling against Kmart
WHILE Woolies has been focused on its supermarket war with Coles, Big W has suffered. And it could take years for it to recover.
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