ACCC counsel assisting Naomi Sharp,SC,had plenty of questions in the supermarket inquiry hearings,but supermarket executives skirted around the answers at times.
Supermarkets are charging shoppers more for loose produce than the same items covered in plastic.
The machines know which item should never go to the bottom of the bag,along with the groceries that should never be packed with fruit.
And Coles has a special on doughnuts.
In a trading update on Thursday,the supermarket giant said shoppers were visiting up to eight other retailers a week to make their dollars stretch.
Australians have strongly backed court action against Coles and Woolworths over supermarket pricing.
Coles is battling to win consumer trust – and a bigger share of the Christmas shop as customers spread their spending over a longer time and more retailers.
The biggest change to the nation’s merger laws will target the supermarket sector with any takeover plan likely to face the ire of the competition regulator.
Shaping everything from meal choices to eco-conscious shopping trends,Aldi has evolved from shopper dockets and rewards to become a cultural institution at a time when our two majors are sinking.
The government is increasing its attention on the nation’s supermarket aisles,promising to make it easier to detect shrinkflation.
No matter what you do to encourage Australian shoppers to fill their trolleys with cheap groceries,we keep going back to the same supermarket duopoly.