Charter nabs stake in Coles HQ
The property group has acquired 50 per cent of the site in Melbourne that currently houses the headquarters of Coles.
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Woolworths ‘stuck in the middle’
Dark days are far from over for Woolworths investors.
Coles backpay may head to court
Coles employees found to have been disadvantaged by a controversial wages deal could have a legal case for backpay.
Coles to launch a milk shake-up
Coles is preparing to introduce a new, higher-priced milk label, with profits passed directly to farmers.
Local wage revolution looms
A huge shift in the economics of employing people is occurring and our largest employers are in the firing line.
DJs’ threat to supermarkets
Moody’s has warned David Jones’ food expansion may weaken Coles and Woolworths’ market share.
Workers are being badly failed
Enterprise agreements were no bargain for Coles workers, who have been underpaid somewhere between $70-100m a year.
Inquiry call over union deals
The small-business lobby has called for an inquiry into pay deals between major retailers and the SDA.
Coles deal forces union retreat
The shop assistants union has been forced to drop its practice of trading off penalty rates for higher base rates of pay.
Enterprise bargaining a dodo
The Fair Work Commission dealt the system a death blow by quashing Coles’ agreement.
Has Woolies turned the corner?
Woolworths supermarkets are operating at a lower profit margin to Coles for the first time in eight years.
Shelf slump a Coles headache
Coles has borne witness to the unprecedented slide in shelf prices pressuring the $90 billion food and grocery sector.
Food price fall squeezes Coles
The biggest year-on-year food prices decline since 2014 is pressuring the supermarket giant’s margins.
Wesfarmers profit plunges 83pc
Profits from Coles and Bunnings have been swamped by $2bn in impairments linked to coal and the Target chain.
Banks backed in Apple dispute
Banks have won support in their battle with Apple after Coles and other retailers backed the lenders.
A shadow looms over Coles
As Coles prepares to report tomorrow, a legal challenge threatens to shake up operations at all the major supermarkets.
Coles tipped to trump Woolies
Woolworths and Coles report full-year results this week amid intense competition and price deflation.
All Blacks forced into late call
The All Blacks have been forced to recall injured hooker Dane Coles for the Bledisloe Cup Test against the Wallabies.
Don’t wait for Woolies’ upturn
Woolworths will recover, but it will take so long there are better investing opportunities elsewhere.
Coles signs lamb supply deal
Retailing giant Coles has moved to further secure the long-term supply of fresh produce to its 770 supermarkets.
Coles restocking Vic shelves
Steep losses to farmers are feared after a picket line disrupted Coles’ supply chain.
Wage row could spark big shift
As pay arrangements at Coles come under the spotlight, more than the bottom line of the major retailers is at stake.
Woolworths readies for battle
There are signs that Woolworths is finally gaining sales momentum as it shapes up to take the retail fight to Coles.
Coles doubles indigenous staff
Coles has doubled its indigenous workforce in 12 months, and it’s largely down to Topaz McAuliffe.
Viva Energy IPO price fixed
The owner of a 425-strong network of Coles branded petrol stations has set its listing price.
Supermarket war could escalate
Competition in the grocery sector may soon heat up as Woolworths mulls ‘irrational’ moves to claw back ground.
Coles milks dairy downturn
The fresh cut to MG farmgate prices means that Coles is now making more on a litre of milk than dairy farmers.
Masters debacle ‘Lowe’s fault’
Roger Corbett labels Lowe’s claims of hardware experience a “disgrace”, after ending his Woolworths role.
Woolies can turn around: Corbett
The supermarket giant’s adviser and former CEO has opened up to The Australian after abruptly exiting the group.
Coles hurt by falling prices
Wesfarmers has warned of intensifying price deflation at its Coles supermarkets, led by weaker fresh food prices.
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