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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 per cent to $1.005 billion.

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

Retail TouchPoints

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. We are thrilled to be taking the reins of the world’s leading toy brand at a time when the category is up 16% and consumer demand for toys is at an all-time high.

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Ahold Delhaize sees continued growth in Q1

Mass Relators

and Europe, as we’ve been able to retain a strong level of underlying consumer demand by continuing to adapt to the enduring consumer behavior changes, including increased working from home, preference for healthy and fresh products, and higher online demand. In addition, our U.S. brands have supported vaccination efforts.