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Woolworths and Coles drew consumer ire for cost-of-living pressures in 2024

Inside Retail

Woolworths and Coles, Australias supermarket goliaths, have gone from Covid-19 heroes to cost-of-living villains in the last two years. Two of the nations major employers, with a combined workforce of 320,000 staff and about a 66 per cent share of the grocery market, Woolworths and Coles endured a 2024 they would no doubt rather forget.

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ACCC to conduct enquiry on Australian supermarkets’ pricing and competition

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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 regulator’s investigation resulted in identifying more than 700 potentially restrictive leases.

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

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Falling income growth is normalising lower consumption in China, with some industries experiencing declining revenue, as “companies are lowering prices to maintain their market share and avoid being squeezed out,” said Wang Dan, a Shanghai-based economist at Hang Seng Bank.

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What retailers need to know about the latest battle over supermarket prices

Inside Retail

The ACCC has alleged that the two supermarkets offered certain products at a regular price for at least 180 days before increasing the price of the product by at least 15 per cent for a relatively short period of time – later placing those products on their ‘Prices Dropped’ or ‘Down Down’ programs.

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Why supermarkets are stocking breakout and trendsetting brands on their shelves

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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. This sentiment about the demand for efficacious products at a budget-friendly price point is shared by the co-founder of tbh skincare, Rachael Wilde.

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Price, not volume, driving Australian retail sales growth

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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 On a quarterly basis, overall retail price growth has already exceeded sales volume growth in both the March and June quarters,” says Rumbens. “On per cent price growth.”.

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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.