Keyword "grocery sector" - List of latest news (8 results)

21/04 Aussie business owner cops $24k power hike

An Australian small business owner says he will have to cop a $24,000 power bill rise as he warns other shop owners to expect huge hikes.

07/05 Major push to break up Coles and Woolies

Supermarket giants found to be overcharging customers could face criminal penalties if the government adopts the findings of a scathing new review.

14/04 Aussies prepare for giant supermarket battle

A special inquiry set up to test whether Australians are shelling out too much at the checkout comes to a crunch this week, with retail giants Coles, Woolworths and Bunnings all set to defend themselves from allegations the sector’s supermarket space is uncompetitive and exploitative.

21/02 CEO exits show ‘glass cliff’ alive and well

OPINION

02/02 Latest move in ‘price gouging’ fight

The consumer watchdog has been formally directed to investigate the supermarket sector, amid concerns Australians are being ripped off at the checkout and the farmgate.

01/12 Supermarkets ranked in scathing verdict

Not a single formal complaint was raised about supermarkets’ treatment of suppliers last year, highlighting food and vegetable growers’ fears of “retribution” despite the ostensibly confidential process being touted by the major chains as the go-to dispute resolution mechanism for disgruntled farmers.

25/10 Grating reality of inflation crisis revealed

“To brie or not to brie?”

02/06 Economists blast supermarkets for price hikes

Supermarket greed and the grocery duopoly between Coles and Woolworths are key reasons why prices for groceries have increased, inflating cost-of-living pressures on struggling households, experts say.