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Profit squeeze as supermarkets try to win back shoppers

Woolworths and Coles are ratcheting up discounts to win back shoppers dissatisfied with price rises in the sector, and taking a hit to profits in the process.

Afternoon Update: Dutton admits Rinehart company jet request; Woolworths employee confronts board; and a ‘hated’ hand sculpture

Afternoon Update: Dutton admits Rinehart company jet request; Woolworths employee confronts board; and a ‘hated’ hand sculpture

Opposition leader says request to Hancock Prospecting for flight to Bali bombing memorial service came only after government would not help him get a flight

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Woolworths employee on $26 an hour confronts board at AGM over millions paid to executives

Woolworths employee on $26 an hour confronts board at AGM over millions paid to executives

Jo Wright, 64, tells AGM she is subject to an unfair rostering system at supermarket giant and not remunerated properly for her experience

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Local shares down to round out worst month since April

The ASX200 has finished Thursday down 0.3 per cent to record its biggest monthly drop since April, with supermarkets Woolworths and Coles leading the fall.

Aussies willing to visit eight shops for groceries

The cost-of-living crunch is motivating more Aussies to shop around but it hasn't halted Coles sales growth, up 2.9 per cent in the first quarter.

Victoria to cut more than 130 bushfire forest service jobs – As it happened

All the day’s news as it unfolded

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Experts say victim-survivors of domestic abuse may be vulnerable to cyber-stalking on their own devices

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Fish furore: Woolies refuses to phase out farmed salmon

Fish furore: Woolies refuses to phase out farmed salmon

Woolworths shareholders have questioned the company's board over its pricing practices and use of farmed salmon which threatens the existence of a rare fish.

Woolworths profits down as cost of living hits shoppers

Woolworths profits down as cost of living hits shoppers

Profits at Australia's biggest supermarket giant have taken a hit as cash-strapped shoppers search the aisles for cheaper options and Woolworths shares slump.

Woolworths profits hit as cost-of-living squeeze pushes Australians to cheaper products

Woolworths profits hit as cost-of-living squeeze pushes Australians to cheaper products

Supermarket chain’s slowdown comes as competition watchdog accuses retailer of ‘illusory’ discounts on hundreds of items

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Superfood ‘red espresso’ made from South African tea takes off globally

Superfood ‘red espresso’ made from South African tea takes off globally

The husband and wife duo behind a superfood ‘coffee’ focus on community upliftment as well as caffeine-free kicks.

Does tracking your employees actually make them more productive?

Does tracking your employees actually make them more productive?

Should employers prioritise efficiency at all costs? It might seem like a good idea. More processes than ever before can now be automated with robotics, artificial intelligence and other technology.

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Why Woolworths workers can’t sleep at night: inside the supermarket giant’s controversial ‘Framework’

Why Woolworths workers can’t sleep at night: inside the supermarket giant’s controversial ‘Framework’

In early 2024, Woolworths introduced a new worker performance management program across warehouses run by the company’s distribution arm, Primary Connect.

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Who does Woolworths’ tracking and timing of its workers serve? It’s certainly not the customers

Who does Woolworths’ tracking and timing of its workers serve? It’s certainly not the customers

Algorithmic management tools aren’t punitive and coercive by accident, but by design

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Afternoon Update: supermarkets blame others in fake discounts case; Pelicot to testify in French mass rape trial; and a chocolate taste test

ACCC lodges fresh legal documents showing more than 250 items which it alleges had prices briefly raised before being ‘discounted’

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Woolworths and Coles blame suppliers and ‘outbreak of high inflation’ in fake discounts case

Supermarket giants appear in federal court in Melbourne for first time since ACCC launched action over alleged price increases and discount deals

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Morning Mail: how Woolworths tracks and times its workers, Crisafulli faces abortion policy questions, Outback meets Succession

Changes to eliminate ‘time-wasting’ at warehouses condemned by workers

Coles, Woolies call price check on ACCC discount claim

Supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths will fight the consumer watchdog over accusations of dodgy "price drop" campaigns.

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‘Stop all time wasting’: Woolworths workers tracked and timed under new efficiency crackdown

The supermarket giant has increased pressure on employees with a new framework that warehouse staff describe as ‘bullying’ and unsafe

The 90s revival continues! WH Smith announces it's selling vinyl in shops again

WH Smith is about to become your local record store again –someone tell me Woolworths is reopening!

Supermarkets blamed most for cost-of-living woes

A new report reveals Australians lay the blame for the rising cost of living at the feet of supermarkets.

Supermarkets tight-lipped on Tim Tam price discrepancy

Australia's major supermarkets say their suppliers are being hit by inflation which is trickling through to prices at the checkout.

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Australian supermarket ginger beer taste test: ‘It’s the Sunrise breakfast TV of the soft drink aisle’

From aggressively spicy brews to one that tastes like ‘dental goo’, Nicholas Jordan tries 17 ginger beers – and gets fizzy-cal

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Aussie classics Vegemite and Tim Tams cheaper in UK supermarkets than Australia

Vegemite sells for 30 cents more per 100g in Australia, a salty byproduct of lower supermarket competition sure to leave a bad taste

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