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Eli GreenblatSenior Business Reporter

Eli Greenblat is a senior business reporter at The Australian and leads coverage for the paper on the retail and beverages industries as well as covering issues related to supermarket regulation and competition, consumer behaviour, shopping, online retail and food and grocery suppliers. He has previously written for The Age, Sydney Morning Herald and the Australian Financial Review.

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DJs launches shopping app as part of $250m investment

David Jones has launched a new mobile shopping app as its private equity owners pour $250m of new investment into the retailer to up its game against Myer and other retailers.

Eli Greenblat

CourtsLegal Affairs

supermarket groceries shopping generic comparing prices

Coles, Woolworths deny ‘fake discounts’

The supermarket giants have defended allegations they promoted false discounts, saying they were legitimate and blaming suppliers for asking for price increases.

Eli Greenblat and Angelica Snowden

RetailCompanies

KFC owner targets value to entice shoppers

The new CEO of Collins Foods, which owns 359 KFC stores across Australia and Europe, believes the fast-food chain has strong ‘value’ credentials but needs to show profitable growth.

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RetailRetail

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA- NewsWire Photos DECEMBER 2, 2024: Woolworth workers on a picket line at the Dandenong South Distribution centre.The centre was meant to open at 6am however it remains blocked with a picket line of workers. Picture: NewsWire/ David Crosling

Strikes, empty shelves wipe $50m in sales from Woolworths

Union strikes at its distribution centres have cost Woolworths $50m in lost sales as its shelves lie empty and shoppers go elsewhere, and with Christmas just weeks away there could be more pain for the supermarket giant.

Eli Greenblat

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MARCH 17, 2024: Foodland front end supervisors Taylor Matiscsak and Amelia Cotgrave celebrate as their store Saints Road Foodland has been awarded IGA International Retailer of the Year - also known as World's Best Supermarket. Picture: Brenton Edwards

IGA owner vows ‘honest value’

Metcash boss Doug Jones says shoppers are continuing to include independent supermarkets in their ‘repertoire’ as IGA holds its market share.

Eli Greenblat

RetailRetail

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos – NOVEMBER 26 2024; Black Friday sales start early in Pitt Street Mall, the main shopping district in the CBD in Sydney in Sydney. Picture: NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Nation goes shopping in Black Friday frenzy

The Black Friday sales are tipped to trigger a $6.7bn spending spree by consumers, but not all retailers are happy, with some sitting out the shopping blitz.

Eli Greenblat

RetailRetail

Retail magnate Gerry Harvey reflects on 50 years transforming the retail landscape as he marks his 75th birthday this week. Gerry speaks to BusinessDaily about what he has learned to get where he is now. Picture: Adam Taylor

Australia ‘faces a black hole of debt’

Businessman Gerry Harvey warns Australia is headed for a ‘black hole’ of debt as vote-seeking politicians splash the cash, stoking inflation and keeping interest rates high.

Eli Greenblat

ManufacturingCompanies

Close up of industrial bricklayer installing bricks on construction site

Brickworks building hopes of US, Australia rebound in new year

The brickmaker has warned of worsening conditions in the US and Australia, but CEO Mark Ellenor believes the company has proved its credentials, including 48 years of maintaining or lifting its dividend to shareholders.

Eli Greenblat

RetailRetail

Woolworths new online Customer Fulfilment Centre in Lidcombe (NSW) to better serve the fast growing demand for home delivery in western Sydney. 7th December 2020. Photograph Dallas Kilponen/Woolworths

Woolworths buys tech assets from failed US company

The arms race between retailers is so heated Woolworths has taken the unusual step of buying online shopping assets and IP from a failed grocery play.

Eli Greenblat

RetailRetail

Coles at Wynyard, $3.50 kg of potatoes FARMER’S markets have long been popular with Sydney shoppers keen for direct produce straight from the farm – but the current inflationary jump in fruit and veggie prices highlights the bargains that can be found.

Legalese battle for Coles as execs clash over farmer deals

The difference between a ‘commitment’ to buy fresh produce from farmers and a ‘legally binding’ deal was a source of fireworks at the final day of the ACCC public hearing into supermarkets.

Eli Greenblat

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