‘Proud of the pantry’:Why Aldi wants your basket full of ‘exclusive’ items rather than ‘cheap’

‘Proud of the pantry’:Why Aldi wants your basket full of ‘exclusive’ items rather than ‘cheap’

To keep costs down,the discount German supermarket chain won’t expand its range of products – or invest in theft prevention technologies.

  • byJessica Yun

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Are you being served? Aldi follows Coles,Woolworths into self-service checkouts

Are you being served? Aldi follows Coles,Woolworths into self-service checkouts

Years after the big two introduced self-serve checkouts,Aldi is rolling out the “win-win” technology in hundreds of stores.

  • byMadeleine Heffernan
The real reason Peter Dutton wants nuclear power

The real reason Peter Dutton wants nuclear power

There is no Coalition nuclear plan,except to get re-elected (“Dutton hits the nuclear button”,June 20). No nuclear power plants will ever be built here.

How much do you actually save at Aldi? The cheapest supermarkets revealed

How much do you actually save at Aldi? The cheapest supermarkets revealed

Mystery shoppers from the independent consumer group Choice visited 81 supermarkets across the country to investigate the price differences of Aldi,Coles and Woolworths.

  • byOlivia Ireland
The push to revive soft plastic recycling in Australia is quietly under way

The push to revive soft plastic recycling in Australia is quietly under way

Two years after REDCycle’s collapse,a pilot program is operating in 12 supermarkets – but one recycling executive says the big chains need to own their waste.

  • byAdam Carey
Wagon Wheel v Cart Wheel taste test:Are Aldi’s copycats even better than the real thing?

Wagon Wheel v Cart Wheel taste test:Are Aldi’s copycats even better than the real thing?

Similar names,similar packaging,but up to half the price. Good Food blind taste-tests popular chocolates against their imitators,with some surprising results.

  • byCallan Boys
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Coles expands home brands to compete with Aldi

Coles expands home brands to compete with Aldi

As the price of some fruit and meat comes down,Coles is betting on lower-priced home-brand products to stop customers from switching to the German discount supermarket.

  • byJessica Yun
Supermarket prices under pressure in new grocery code

Supermarket prices under pressure in new grocery code

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government would reform competition rules for supermarkets to drive down prices and address claims of market manipulation.

  • byMike Foley andJessica Yun
Deep discounts v good deals:How IKEA,Kmart and Aldi win when we spend less

Deep discounts v good deals:How IKEA,Kmart and Aldi win when we spend less

In an economic environment where cost-of-living pressures are high,retailers focused on keeping prices consistently low are winning favour with consumers.

  • byJessica Yun
Coles blames suppliers for price rises as shoppers switch to Aldi

Coles blames suppliers for price rises as shoppers switch to Aldi

Coles and Aldi have made their submissions to the Senate inquiry into supermarket prices,with the former arguing that price increases are coming from multiple fronts.

  • byJessica Yun
The crafty ways supermarkets are pushing up your grocery bill and how we can fight back

The crafty ways supermarkets are pushing up your grocery bill and how we can fight back

If we are to get to the bottom of whether price gouging contributes to obscene supermarket profits,a full investigation is needed.

  • byGerard Brody