To keep costs down,the discount German supermarket chain won’t expand its range of products – or invest in theft prevention technologies.
Years after the big two introduced self-serve checkouts,Aldi is rolling out the “win-win” technology in hundreds of stores.
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.
Mystery shoppers from the independent consumer group Choice visited 81 supermarkets across the country to investigate the price differences of Aldi,Coles and Woolworths.
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.
Similar names,similar packaging,but up to half the price. Good Food blind taste-tests popular chocolates against their imitators,with some surprising results.
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.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government would reform competition rules for supermarkets to drive down prices and address claims of market manipulation.
In an economic environment where cost-of-living pressures are high,retailers focused on keeping prices consistently low are winning favour with consumers.
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.
If we are to get to the bottom of whether price gouging contributes to obscene supermarket profits,a full investigation is needed.