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Why 2500 products will be disappearing from Coles’ shelves
The Himalayan Rock variety may survive the great Coles salt cull of 2025. But there are 13 salt categories on offer and the lion’s share will be removed, as will, for example, some shampoos.
- Elizabeth Knight
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Coles to stop selling kitchen knives after Queensland stabbing
Coles will pull knives from its shelves nationwide in the wake of Monday’s supermarket stabbing, and four months after Queensland banned knife sales to minors.
- Sean Parnell and Catherine Strohfeldt
How Aldi was caught out in ‘flagrant’ copying of a Sydney brand
It is a rare example of Aldi falling foul of Australian law in executing its “Like Brands. Only Cheaper” strategy.
- Michaela Whitbourn
Cash will remain king in the supermarket – but not at the bottle-o
The government is mandating cash for essential services across the country. Supermarkets and petrol stations are in – but bottle shops and cafes are out.
- Shane Wright
Who’s being naughty, not nice? Supermarkets tread carefully this Christmas
The 2024 Christmas advertisements are out, and Australia’s supermarkets are trying to win over hearts and wallets after a torrid year.
- Hannah Hammoud
What it’s like to deliver for Amazon two weeks before Christmas
Brooke is part of a growing army of people who deliver packages for the American giant, which is now estimated to be Australia’s second-biggest online retailer.
- Madeleine Heffernan
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- Industrial relations
Woolworths strikes deal with union to end warehouse industrial dispute
The United Workers Union declared victory and said they had secured a clause stopping workers being disciplined for failing to meet monitored pick rates.
- Lachlan Abbott and Adam Carey
Picket line blocks bus from Woolworths’ warehouse despite Fair Work ruling
A coach with a group of people in hi-vis vests turned away from the supermarket’s Dandenong South distribution centre on Saturday morning after being blocked by protesters.
- Adam Carey, Sarah Danckert and Lachlan Abbott
Woolies began monitoring staff like never before. It had a chilling effect on workers
The introduction of a new performance management program has injected a bitter note into a pay dispute at Woolworths warehouses.
- Colin Kruger and Hannah Hammoud
Woolies shortages to continue as industrial dispute drags on
A strike by Woolworths warehouse workers is stripping a growing number of goods from supermarket shelves, prompting customers to shop at rival stores and raising the prospect of legal action by a liquor chain owner.
- Madeleine Heffernan and Cassandra Morgan
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