The Latest Breaking News from Coles

Repurposing food waste for cosmetics, farm animal feed to reduce our 'foodprint'

Australia produces a whopping 7.6 million tonnes of food waste a year. But from making cosmetics to feeding farm animals, there's a growing number of ways to turn this trash into treasure.

ABC News · Aug 24, 2022

Mixed news for Coles customers as profits and prices rise

Supermarket chain Coles had good and bad news for households on Wednesday after posting a 4.3 per cent uplift in annual profits to $1.04 billion.

The New Daily · Aug 24, 2022

Coles profits edge up, but inflation hurts both consumers and earnings growth

Up to 20 per cent of Coles shoppers are finding it tough and spending less says the retail giant, while it struggles with price rise demands from many of its grocery suppliers.

ABC News · Aug 24, 2022

Transgender supermarket workers protest at having to hand out Harry Potter cards

Transgender employees at Coles supermarket in Australia are uncomfortable at having to hand out the collectable Harry Potter cards due to JK Rowling's controversial views on trans women

Daily Mirror · Aug 19, 2022

New battery hen rules have Australia’s egg industry facing a massive shake-up

Battery cage eggs and chickens are about to be banned nationwide following a review by the Independent Poultry Welfare Panel.

The New Daily · Aug 19, 2022

Customer unpacks shopping only for check-out operator to say 'sorry my shift has ended'

Scott and his eight-month old son visited Australian supermarket chain Coles for their weekly shop where the dad spent over an hour picking the items to go into his trolley

Daily Mirror · Aug 19, 2022

Supermarkets target plastic bags, but continue over-packaging

Coles is the latest of the supermarkets to target single-use bags in its fresh produce section, as retailers take note of customers' environment concerns.

The New Daily · Aug 17, 2022

Supermarket giant Coles to trial banning plastic produce bags across its stores in ACT

Plastic single-use fresh produce bags will be removed from the 12 Coles stores in the ACT by the middle of next month.

ABC News · Aug 17, 2022

In A Bloody Excellent Move, Coles Is Removing Plastic Bags From The Fruit Veg Section

Life in plastic is not fantastic.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 17, 2022

Coles ditches plastic fruit and vegie bags in major trial

Coles is ditching single-use plastic produce bags in some of its supermarkets as it trials a program encouraging customers to bring reusable options.

The New Daily · Aug 16, 2022