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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).

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Why supermarkets are stocking breakout and trendsetting brands on their shelves

Inside Retail

Recently, the supermarket beauty aisle has undergone a makeover of sorts, with Australia’s leading supermarkets Coles and Woolworths now stocking digitally native self-care products. Not everyone can afford high-end prices but we all deserve to carry a little bit of luxury in our handbag.”

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Chinese retailers’ pricing strategy risks ‘vicious cycle’ of low margins

Inside Retail

A shift in Chinese retailers’ strategy toward lower-priced goods and services to win cost-conscious consumers risks embedding the country’s recent deflationary trends more permanently into the world’s second-largest economy. “It is definitely a price decrease or low inflation environment now.

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How online supermarket Send can fulfil bold promise of 15-minute delivery

Inside Retail

An exclusively online supermarket is rolling out across metro Sydney and Melbourne this month to capitalise on the demand for quick and convenient grocery delivery. Adams is aiming to establish thirty locations by the turn of the new year, starting with densely populated markets before looking into expanding beyond metropolitan areas.

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Price, not volume, driving Australian retail sales growth

Inside Retail

Australian retail sales are on the rise – but new research suggests growth is being driven by inflation, not by consumers buying more. Retail prices increased 4.8 per cent through the year to the June quarter with the largest price rises seen in food and household goods. “On That left real sales growth up 5.5

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Revealed: The science behind Aldi’s Special Buys strategy

Inside Retail

While Aldi isn’t the only retailer to use this form of limited-time offer, and certainly not the first, its Special Buys have become synonymous with the brand and a huge hit among consumers. In some cases, they are so popular that consumers literally fight for them. The part about discounted prices is obvious.

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Voly to expand beyond Sydney after $18 million seed funding round

Inside Retail

The pair said they want to disrupt the nation’s $122 billion a year grocery industry by delivering grocery orders within 15 minutes and doing away with the need for consumers to carry out a weekly shop. Henry said the service marks a huge contrast in a market that offers “some of the slowest delivery times in the world”. “By