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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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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos ,AUGUST 21, 2022:Generic image of Coles store.Picture: NCA NewsWire / Jeremy Piper

Coles boss denies private label used to undercut suppliers

Coles CEO Leah Weckert has told the ACCC inquiry into supermarkets that private label isn’t being used to undercut suppliers of branded groceries or weaken their bargaining power.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 18 2021: People failing to check into Hype in Rundle Mall via QR code. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

Accent shares dive on slowing sales

The footwear retailer released a trading update at its annual general meeting that showed a marked slowdown in sales growth and weaker margins.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA. NCA NewsWire Photos. AUGUST 05 2022. General images of shipping containers and cargo vessels at Port Botany port. Picture: NCA NewsWire/ Seb Haggett

Freight company collapse threatens Nick Scali profit

The furniture retailer is facing significant delivery delays after being forced to go to Federal Court to secure shipping containers.

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2/11/2023 Gina Cass-Gottlieb is the chair of the ACCC, speaking during the Economic & Social Outlook Conference in Melbourne. Aaron Francis / The Australian

Woolworths’ supplier rebates under scrutiny

Questions have been raised about the impact of supplier rebates on Woolworths’ profit and executive bonuses at the second ACCC hearing into supermarkets that also included a notable surprise.

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A surfer heads into the surf at sunrise ahead of the 2016 Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach. Picture: Stephen Harman

Sales down at Kathmandu, Rip Curl owner

KMD Brands, the owner of Kathmandu, Rip Curl and Oboz, is pinning its hopes on a bounce in sales from the crucial Black Friday and Christmas trading period as sales for all its brands continue to dive. Shares hit record low.

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Woolworth's chief executive Amanda Bardwell appearing before a ACCC public hearing as part of its ongoing Supermarkets Inquiry.

Woolworths denies ‘land banking’ sites

Woolworths boss Amanda Bardwell has been asked about internal documents showing the retailer’s strategy around buying and holding land.

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17th July 2024IGA Ritchies Chief Executive Officer Fred Harrison speaking at the Global Food Forum in Brisbane.Photo: Glenn Hunt / The Australian

$50m a year up in smoke from illicit ciggy sales: Ritchies boss

The proliferation of the illegal tobacco trade and the dominant power of Woolworths and Coles are weighing on Fred Harrison’s independent supermarket chain, Ritchies.

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International student Miguel Reyes was able to secure a job at an OTR store where he is working in the Guzman y Gomez restaurant which means he can afford to continue to study in South Australia. Photographer Emma Brasier

Guzman y Gomez and Gen Y a fast-food winning recipe

Gen Z and Gen Y are rushing to Guzman Y Gomez stores for its cheap but healthy Mexican food to take the fight to fast-food giants like McDonald’s and KFC.

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Shoppers exit an IGA supermarket in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, June 3, 2008. Australian consumer confidence jumped in August from a 16-year low as fuel prices fell and speculation mounted the central bank will lower interest rates. Photographer: Jack Atley/Bloomberg News

Metcash no handbrake on competition, says food boss

Wholesaler Metcash has told an ACCC public hearing into supermarkets that the independent chains it supplies are a vital ingredient for competition and choice in the sector.

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Coles Smart Trolley at Coles Richmond Traders. Picture: Hamish Blair

Coles readies to launch AI-powered ‘smart trolleys’

New technology is coming to your local Coles store, as the retail heavyweight prepares to trial an AI-powered smart trolley that allows people to pick, weigh and pay for their groceries.

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