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How scrutiny over prices could impact Coles’ and Woolworths’ loyalty programs

Inside Retail

In Australia, the growing importance of loyalty programs could be seen in the half-year results of both Coles and Woolworths , the country’s leading supermarkets, which reported that the e-commerce, digital and loyalty aspects of the business were responsible for strong growth. million having purchased products at the members-only price.

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Coles pockets $1 billion profit as Smarter Selling pays off

Inside Retail

Coles’ Smarter Selling strategy is paying off for the Australian supermarket giant, with approximately $300 million in extra savings in the bank at the end of FY21. At its full year results announcement on Wednesday morning, Coles revealed that net profit broke the one-billion-dollar mark, rising 2.8

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Eighteen months post-merger, Lotus’s growth is stagnating. Here’s why

Inside Retail

It operates 163 units with an average size of just over 5,200 square metres, but 80 of them are much bigger than that: cavernous warehouses where retail buyers and end consumers load up oversized shopping carts with bulk items at wholesale prices. Net profit was up by 8.9 per cent, well behind the rate of inflation.

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Coles’ challenges for the year ahead: reining in costs and retail crime

Inside Retail

Despite consumers’ changing spending habits, Coles delivered a positive result on Tuesday, with sales at the Australia supermarket chain slightly up year on year. And while net profit was slightly down from FY22, this still resulted in more than $1 billion being added to the business. Is inflation embedded?

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How Coles’ half-year results underscore Cain’s legacy

Inside Retail

After five years at the helm, Cain will be handing over the reins to Coles’ chief of commercial and express Leah Weckert on 1 May. While Cain’s resignation came as a surprise, he told analysts on Tuesday that he had always intended for his role at Coles to be his last executive position.

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To Thrive in the New Global Ecommerce Marketplace, Toys ‘R’ Us may Need to Think Small

Retail TouchPoints

The toy seller, which at its peak had more than 1,500 stores around the world, was part of the fabric of American childhood for more than half a century. But it turned out that the emporium of toys, games and fun could not in the end withstand the relentless competition and margin hits from the internet and supermarket retailers.

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Woolworths makes sales strides, but profit drops during Omicron challenges

Inside Retail

Group net profit after tax on continuing operations declined by 6.5 E-commerce sales were estimated at $3.48 Across its Australian food division, total sales growth was solid at 3.4 However, earnings before tax and interest fell 11 per cent to $1.38 per cent to $795 million. per cent to $1.2 per cent to 13.3