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Coles’ revenue rises on higher supermarket, liquor sales

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Supermarket chain Coles booked higher revenue in the fiscal first half, thanks to a sales increase across all segments. billion, post-tax net profit slid 3.6 billion as supermarket revenue went up 4.9 billion as supermarket revenue went up 4.9 Revenue from other segments stood at $450 million.

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

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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

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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

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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 Same-store sales growth was almost flat-lining at 0.5

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

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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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Woolworths declares $2bn share buyback as profit hits $2.07bn

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Woolworths has announced a $2 billion share buyback following the demerger of its drinks business Endeavour Group and a strong year at the supermarket checkouts. per cent lift in net profit to $2.07 Physical supermarket sales increased by 2.0 Online penetration for supermarkets is quite interesting – 8.5

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Retail appointments of the week

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per cent, EBITDA fall 650 per cent, and net profit free-fall 1,767 per cent to a $100 million loss. “I Brown previously spent eight years at Aldi Australia, serving as the business’ regional managing director and head of regional logistics, as well as a further six years at Aldi UK as its logistics director.