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Woolworths Group Ltd shares down Monday, underperforms the Consumer Staples sector

Woolworths Group Ltd shares down Monday, underperforms the Consumer Staples sector

Here is the latest company close update for Woolworths Group Ltd, WOW.

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Lab-grown milk is coming – here’s what it means for mums

A Sydney start-up claims it can create ‘bio-identical milk’ that delivers 90 per cent of breast milk’s nutrition.

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Woolies glams up with help from Celeste Barber

The woman who built a comedy empire mocking Instagram poses, Celeste Barber, has created her own makeup you ‘can’t f..k up’, with Woolworths launching it nationally.

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A Woolworths delivery truck with Christmas branding. Picture: Ken Leanfore

Woolworths serves up Christmas showdown with delivery promotion

Woolworths knows it must deliver this Christmas and resuscitate its sales growth. It has added one million online delivery slots across Australia to dominate on the road, and unlocked free delivery for big shops. Will it be enough?

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos OCTOBER 07 2025; People are seen walking past the ASX in Sydney CBD. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard

ASX snaps four-week losing streak

Major banks dragged down Friday’s trading but could not derail Aussie shares from posting their strongest weekly gains in months.

Cameron Micallef

Trading DayTrading Day

WiseTech founder Richard White, Amanda Bardwell

WiseTech, Woolworths lead large-cap gains

The ASX 200 index closed flat, but billionaire Richard White’s software giant WiseTech had another solid rise, while retailer Woolworths had its best day in months.

David Rogers and Valerina Changarathil

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Woolworths Group newly installed chief marketing officer Sean Barrett will start in January.

Woolworths imports US retail exec for top marketing job

Woolworths has hired US retail marketing executive Sean Barrett to unify its marketing as it readies to rebuilds consumer trust and fight back against rival Coles.

NewsBreaking News

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos , November 13, 2025:, Amanda Bardwell, Woolworths Group CEO at the opening of Woolworths mega Western Sydney Moorebank Logistics hub Picture: NewsWire / Flavio Brancaleone

Woolies’ $1.3bn change for Aussie shoppers

Supermarket giant Woolworths has invested $1.3bn in two new distribution centres set to benefit Aussie shoppers and get groceries on shelves faster.

Emma Kirk

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos JUNE 24 2024: A general view of a supermarket in Sydney as Supermarkets face billion dollar fine threat while Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and IGA face steep penalties, other retail heavyweights, including Bunnings and Chemist Warehouse, will not be covered by the code. Picture: Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Urgent recall issued over salmonella fears

Authorities have announced a major product recall for an item sold across Coles, Woolworths and IGA supermarkets on salmonella fears.

Cameron Micallef

RetailRetail

27/04/22 CEO of Ritchies Supermarkets, Fred Harrison at their store in Carrum Downs. Aaron Francis / The Australian

Ritchies boss says Woolies, Coles battle heating up

The battle between Woolworths, Coles and Aldi is its most intense in years, pushing down prices for fresh food as supermarkets sacrifice margins to lure in shoppers.

RetailRetail

DAILY TELEGRAPH JUNE 23, 2025. MLC School year 4 student Marina Chen, 9, with Toy Cavoodle Elsie, dressed up for their Puppy Pageant at school today in Burwood. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Losses bite one-time ‘unicorn’ start-up Pet Circle

Once-celebrated ‘unicorn’ retailer Pet Circle has posted a $36.9m loss as competition from retail giants Woolworths and Bunnings bites into the online pet retailer’s margins.

Failed policyNation

This photograph shows cigarette butts in a makeshift ashtray in a cement block, in Paris, on June 27, 2025. From July 1, 2025 smoking will be banned on beaches as France brings in a smoking ban for all outdoor places that can be frequented by children.

Black market cripples Coles, Woolworths as tobacco tax fails

Legal tobacco sales have collapsed by more than half at major supermarkets as government tax hikes transform Australia into the world’s most lucrative black market.

Mohammad Alfares

RetailCommercial

Shoppers are seen at Coles in Earlwood, in SYDNEY , Wednesday, March 18, 2020. Coles will on Wednesday hold its first

Woolworths buys centre from under Coles in Sydney’s Earlwood

The rivalry between Woolworths and Coles is playing out in the property space and even their existing supermarkets are considered fair game.

BreakingNewsWire

Coles CEO Leah Weckert poses for a photo at Coles Store Support Centre in Melbourne on February 27th, 2025. Picture: Martin KEEP/Coles/ NewsWire

‘Value’: Coles one-ups arch rival

Supermarket giant Coles has beaten arch rival Woolies with a big jump in sales, crediting a focus on “value, quality and the customer experience”.

Supermarket battleRetail

October 02 2025 Coles Local new look centre at The Avenues shopping centre. Coles CEO Leah Weckert at the new store. Picture: RoyVPhotography

Coles beats sales forecasts, trounces Woolworths

Coles, under the leadership of Leah Weckert, has delivered a knockout $10.96bn quarter as the supermarket supremacy battle intensifies, leaving Woolworths struggling to keep pace.

Trading DayTrading Day

Markets waver after Xi-Trump meet; Nvidia’s $US5 trillion crown

Markets waver after Xi-Trump meet; Nvidia’s $US5 trillion crown

US President Donald Trump has ‘amazing’, ‘outstanding’ trade meeting with China’s Xi. AI darling Nvidia’s now worth more than the combined value of entire S&P 500 sectors. Not us: Equity Trustees points fingers in Shield, First Guardian fails.

David Rogers and Valerina Changarathil

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Amanda Bardwell, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director of Woolworths Group. 23rd August 2025. Photograph Dallas Kilponen/Woolworths

Christmas is the next supermarket battleground, says Woolies boss

Woolworths CEO Amanda Bardwell has admitted quarterly sales were ‘below aspirations’ as rival Coles continues to outperform Australia’s largest supermarket chain.

FINANCEBusiness Breaking News

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos MAY 10 2024. GENERIC. Economy, cost of living, budget, shopping, supermarket, groceries. Exterior of the Woolworths Town Hall. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Max Mason-Hubers

Big catch in Woolies sales bump

Supermarket giant Woolworths has bounced back from a disappointing last financial year, but the retailer isn’t exactly doing cartwheels.

Cameron Micallef

Trading DayTrading Day

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ASX down 1pc; Power prices-led inflation spike cuts rate cut hopes; CBUS fined

Inflation blowout crushes rate cut hopes. Woolworths rises on quarterly update. Ansell, Nick Scali among big gainers. CSL hits a point ‘not seen in the last decade’. ASX’s CHESS project leader to leave in June. L1 Group picks new CEO, raising $330m.

David Rogers and Valerina Changarathil

Trading DayTrading Day

ASX 200 ends up 0.4pc on US gains; Nuix’s worst day since May

ASX 200 ends up 0.4pc on US gains; Nuix’s worst day since May

Nuix shares tank as CEO ousted. Breville up on coffee survey. David Williams out of PolyNovo. Netwealth gains after asking for First Guardian fail ‘assistance’. WiseTech chair pockets $444m in selldowns since August.

David Rogers and Valerina Changarathil

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Coles supermarket at Stockland Merrylands. Generic Merrylands photos.

Whopping penalty for excessive prices

Coles and Woolworths are among the big supermarkets that could face eight-figure penalties for excessive pricing practices under proposed new rules.

BUSINESSNewsWire

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA : NewsWire Photos JUNE 24 2024: A general view of a supermarket in Sydney as Supermarkets face billion dollar fine threat while Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and IGA face steep penalties, other retail heavyweights, including Bunnings and Chemist Warehouse, will not be covered by the code. Picture: Newswire / Gaye Gerard

Popular food item recalled across Australia

A popular food item used as an appetiser or in main dishes and sold at Woolworths, Coles and IGAs across Australia has been recalled.

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 09: Leah Weckert, CEO and Managing Director of Coles Group and Coles Ambassador Curtis Stone pose during the Coles Christmas 2025 Launch at Lunar Studios on October 09, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images for Coles)

Plenty to cheer about as Coles closes in on No.1 supermarket spot

Lower interest rates and moderating inflation are giving households more reasons to splurge this Christmas. CEO Leah Weckert would know, her retailer is in the enviable position of superior sales growth.

Laura James engages with her children's learning by comparing fruit and vegetables with Ava and Jack at the Plant 4 IGA, March 1, 2021. Pic: Brenton Edwards

Metcash goes ‘family founded’ to trounce big supermarkets

Metcash has launched a ‘family founded’ campaign highlighting the community values of independent supermarkets and wants to tap into consumer distrust of the larger Woolworths and Coles.

ExclusiveRetail

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - 17 MAY, 2025: People queue up outside an Aldi store in Brusnwick. Picture: NewsWire / Diego Fedele

Costco, Aldi strip $17.5bn in sales from local supermarkets

Foreign retail giants Costco and Aldi have taken a huge chunk of annual sales from Australian supermarkets, forcing Coles and Woolworths to slash prices on everyday items.

CommentaryCompanies

Woolworths CEO Amanda Bardwell (left) and Coles CEO Leah Weckert 4x3

Inside the retail rumble that’s going down to the wire

Coles and Woolworths are on the cusp of a seismic shift and this time, the winner really does stand to take it all.

PoliticsNewsWire

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has invited an Emirati supermarket to enter Australia. Picture: NewsWire

Albo’s shock move on Aussie supermarkets

Anthony Albanese has escalated his war on supermarkets, declaring Australia needs “more competition”.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer and Blair Jackson

INQUIRERInquirer

An employee supervises self-service checkout kiosks at a Woolworths Group Ltd. grocery store in Sydney, Australia, on Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Woolworths is scheduled to release earnings results on Aug. 23. Photographer: Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images

What on earth happened to customer service in Australia?

Anyone doubting the impact of the decline in service on community happiness needs only to wander into their local Coles or Woolworths.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - Newswire Photos - MAY 31 2023: IGA Supermarkets CEO, Grant Ramage is at the IGA supermarket at Eveleigh in Sydney, as they offer their Low Prices Every Day initiative. Picture : NCA Newswire / Gaye Gerard

‘Cash now’: IGA boss’ plea to Aussies

Supermarket giant IGA has launched a new rewards program as it looks to take on the duopoly of Woolworths and Coles.

Cameron Micallef

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos NOVEMBER 06 2023: RBA rate review file pics of realestate signage, buildings, ATM machines, banks Westpak, Commonwealth, Bendigo Bank, NAB, Coles, Woolworths, Foodland, people in the Adelaide Mall, office employees gathering. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Roy VanDerVegt

Popular Woolies salad pulled from shelves

The popular salad has been urgently recalled after it was found to be contaminated, with a risk of causing serious illness.

Alexandra Feiam

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