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William Ton

Coles, Woolies debate number of fake discount products

The ACCC has launched court actions against Coles and Woolworths, alleging they broke consumer law. (Dan Himbrechts, Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

The nation's supermarket giants will barter with the competition watchdog on the number of items to be interrogated in court over allegations they misled customers with fake discounts.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has launched court actions against Coles and Woolworths, alleging they broke consumer law by bumping up prices on certain products for brief periods before lowering them again as part of Woolworths' "Prices Dropped" and Coles' "Down Down" promotions.

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