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ACCC to conduct enquiry on Australian supermarkets’ pricing and competition

Inside Retail

The pricing practices of Australia’s supermarket near-duopoly are about to the the focus of a year-long enquiry by the government’s competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC will examine competition in the supermarket sector and how it has evolved since the previous inquiry in 2008.

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The new Tiktok challenge waging war on the major supermarkets’ pricing

Inside Retail

Independent Queensland grocer Skippys Fresh Frootz has garnered attention on social media for its videos highlighting its low prices at a time when Australia’s major supermarkets are facing scrutiny for their lack of transparency in their price-setting practices. Bunnings is now back in first place.

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Scenes from a Supermarket

Retail TouchPoints

Our regular Editor’s Perspectives column offer insights and opinions from the Retail TouchPoints editorial team as they dig into the latest trends in retail, marketing and tech. Thank goodness this was set in the days before self-checkout, which would have robbed Lithgow’s character of the chance to help a lady in distress.

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Choice at the checkout – why it matters

Inside Retail

The trend towards using self-service and self-checkout (SCO) options in both retail and hospitality was already strong, but the pandemic sent it soaring. The same research found that 47 per cent of consumers choose different checkout options each time. But as the market has evolved, so too has the technology. sqm footprint.

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Scenes from a Supermarket

Retail TouchPoints

Our regular Editor’s Perspectives column offer insights and opinions from the Retail TouchPoints editorial team as they dig into the latest trends in retail, marketing and tech. Thank goodness this was set in the days before self-checkout, which would have robbed Lithgow’s character of the chance to help a lady in distress.

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Why Amazon’s New “Just Walk Out” Supermarkets Will Change Everything. Forever

Retail Focus

The idea eliminates checkout lines. Their apps open, supermarket executives also enquire: “But who’ll own the data …?”. Let’s consider first the effects of Just Walk Out on retail environments: No checkouts equals 8-12% floor space saved. No checkouts affords a more motivated customer-facing team.

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Aussie supermarkets have a trust problem. Here’s how they can fix it

Inside Retail

At the big end of town, Woolies X, with its embedded Quantium research is driving the customer data revolution for team green, while Wesfarmers’ OneDigital promises to play catch up and unleash the power of Flybuys with a huge commitment in talent and marketing (what about that AFL Grand Final budget).