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Coles first supermarket to offer carbon-neutral beef

Coles will become the first major supermarket chain in Australia to offer a certified private label carbon-neutral beef as the retailer polishes up its green credentials and appeals to a growing cohort of shoppers who are environmentally conscious. The offering includes seven cuts from eye fillet to porterhouse steak. The carbon-neutral beef range is available […]

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Grocery

Grocery worker hurls carton of custard at knife-wielding armed robber

Two women working in a Queensland grocery store have defended themselves against an armed robber by throwing a carton of custard at the thief. The masked man had entered the store in Redcliffe, south-east Queensland, armed with a large knife, before threatening the two employees, aged 41 and 59, at around 7.30 pm last night. CCTV

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Food

Food, grocery price hikes to follow as costs jump nearly 700 per cent

The nation’s major food and grocery manufacturers say they are facing increases in costs of up to 700 per cent since the pandemic began and have warned some of that will flow through to the price shoppers pay at the checkout. The cost of implementing Covid safety requirements at factories, sourcing ingredients, the global shortage

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Drakes

Drakes settles for $2m in underpayment class action

Drakes, the independent supermarket business, has reached a settlement with the law firm leading a class action on behalf of staff allegedly underpaid between 2014 and 2020. Subject to approval by the Federal Court, Drakes will pay $1.455 million to current and former managers who allege underpayment, along with a further $590,000 in penalties and

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How independent grocers and fresh produce central markets navigated COVID supply chain disruptions

COVID-19 disruptions to the fresh produce supply chain have reinforced the necessity and benefits of the central markets systems. While reports emerged over the past two years of major supermarkets struggling to keep vegetables and fruit on shelves during various lockdown periods throughout Australia, a vast majority of the independent produce retailers remained stocked and

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lobsters

Supermarkets go head-to-head over $22 lobsters for Easter rush

The latest battleground between Australia’s biggest supermarkets is the price of local lobster as grocers look to capitalise on the annual Easter seafood rush. Both Coles and Woolworths have committed to selling Western Australian-sourced rock lobsters at $22 each, which is almost half the traditional price per whole lobster. Starting from tomorrow, Woolworths says it

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Westfield Parramatta

Westfield Parramatta commences work on $33 million upgrade

Scentre Group has today announced a $33 million investment in Westfield Parramatta to revitalise and enhance its fresh food experience. The upgraded 7,000m2 fresh food experience on Level 5 will see the introduction of a new ALDI and full-line Coles supermarkets and is scheduled for completion in late 2022. It will also feature a new

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unpaid wages

Federal Court says unpaid wages cases against Woolworths and Coles could be merged into one proceeding

The country’s supermarket giants face the prospect of a marathon, highly damaging legal action on unpaid wages for up to 28,000 employees after the Federal Court said four separate proceedings could be merged into one. In an unusual move, the court said two claims brought against Woolworths and Coles by the Fair Work Ombudsman could

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Woolworths

Hundreds of new jobs created as Woolworths Group opens $184m Heathwood Distribution Centre

Woolworths has today unveiled its new state-of-the-art Heathwood Distribution Centre (DC), 20km south west of Brisbane’s CBD. The 42,000 sqm temperature controlled facility – equivalent in size to three Suncorp Stadium playing fields – will complement Woolworths Group’s current Queensland network, servicing 280 Queensland and northern NSW Woolworths stores with faster, fresher and more efficient

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retail

Investors splash out $75m on supermarket retail

A private investor and Adelaide fund manager Parkstone have splashed out $75 million on neighbourhood malls and freestanding supermarkets on the east coast as a deep pool of buyers seeks exposure to the non-discretionary retail property sector. Leading the charge, the Hansen family, founders of ASX-listed Hansen Technologies, has cashed in on this appetite selling

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