Next time you’re in the supermarket,take a look at the men’s and women’s razors or deodorant,and you’ll quickly see a glaring disparity.
The consumer watchdog’s allegation of “illusory” discounts is just one example of the tactics used to entice shoppers to spend.
Woolworths,Coles,Aldi and Metcash chief executives will be summoned to front ACCC inquiry hearings due to begin in November.
Since I don’t have the staying power for the ACCC’s upcoming federal court battle with you,here’s what we’re going to do.
The ACCC is suing the supermarket giants,alleging their “Prices Dropped” and “Down Down” discounts weren’t really what they seemed.
The ACCC alleges the lower-for-longer price discounts on everyday products from Coles and Woolworths were psychological bait.
Everyone in this country relies in some way on the major supermarkets. It’s nigh on impossible to avoid them.
A motorist buying 50 litres of regular unleaded petrol a week last year could have saved hundreds of dollars by putting in place certain strategies.
A new report calls for opting out of subscriptions to become as easy as opting in.
The big four banks continue to charge more for international transfers than many of their rivals,prompting calls for fresh regulation.
If the government wants to do better for consumers in a cost-of-living crisis it should talk less and act more and embark on reform of the airline industry that allows competition to flourish.