Big change coming to supermarket giant
There’s a big change coming to supermarkets in Queensland, with a shopping giant revealing plans for a revamp that could entice new shoppers.
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Protesters claim ‘victory’ over cops
Melbourne lockdown protesters claim to have outsmarted police by gathering to belt out a John Farnham classic inside a shopping centre in the city’s southeast.
Breakthrough on food supplies
The nation’s supermarkets are hopeful of a breakthrough in talks over the easing of tough restrictions placed on their critical supply chains.
Coles warns suppliers to lift their game
Coles is whipping its grocery supply chain into shape as it prepares to transition to its hi-tech, fully automated distribution centres.
A shameless mix of high and low culture
They make no apologies for content that ranges from Julia Gillard to reality TV.
Coles and Woolies stores on virus alert
Four supermarkets have been deep cleaned after three workers and a customer tested positive to coronavirus in Melbourne.
Coles in the hunt for food services group
Supermarket giant Coles Group is expected to line up in the contest to buy the Superior Food Services business.
Woolies extends win streak against Coles
Woolworths CEO Brad Banducci has put his foot down and outperformed Coles in sales, and had a good year for pay too.
Hotel night guard ‘worked at Coles in day’
A hotel quarantine guard was sent home from a 12-hour night shift because he was exhausted from working at Coles in the day, the inquiry heard.
The rent trap facing retailers
Beancounters have built an accounting trap for retailers, and even giants like Coles and Woolies are tying themselves in knots trying to get out of it.
Coles lifts dividend, bets on economic recovery
Coles has increased its final payout on the back of surging sales, as underlying earnings rose 6pc.
Pandemic buying lifts supermarket sales
Supermarket giant Coles has posted retail profit rise as shelf-stripping panic buying during the pandemic prompted a sales surge.
Liquorland to get a fresh look
Coles is working on a refresh of its co-located supermarket bottle shops Liquorland – its first rebranding in decades.
Holidayers think global, act local
Tasmanians are taking more holidays in the Apple Isle, helping to keep the local tourism industry afloat.
Virus hits four Coles supermarkets
The dreaded coronavirus has hit four major supermarkets in the past 24 hours with staff members forced to self-isolate and contact tracing underway.
Printers angry as Coles goes digital
Coles’ decision to using stop printed catalogues delivered to letterboxes brings an angry response from the printing and distribution industry.
Big demand but panic buying in check: Coles
Victoria’s stage 4 restrictions have seen supermarket demand surge, but panic buying has remained in check, says Coles’ COO Matthew Swindells.
Woolies spending but lagging Coles
Woolworths has invested more than double the sum spent by Coles yet its stock price is underperforming that of its rival.
Many losers but some winners in lockdown
JB Hi-Fi, Myer, Kmart and Target are among the stores preparing to shut down across metropolitan Melbourne.
The punters are not happy, Dan
It’s 10am, and there is a run on meat at Coles in Camberwell and panic buying in the coffee aisle. Welcome to Melbourne’s Lockdown 3.0.
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