Chalmers’ merger shake-up slams brakes on supermarket takeovers

Chalmers’ merger shake-up slams brakes on supermarket takeovers

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.

  • byShane Wright

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Aldi’s new deal is a great Australiana dream even Kath and Kim would love

Aldi’s new deal is a great Australiana dream even Kath and Kim would love

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.

  • byKate Halfpenny
Getting less for more:War on supermarkets shifts to shrinkflation scourge

Getting less for more:War on supermarkets shifts to shrinkflation scourge

The government is increasing its attention on the nation’s supermarket aisles,promising to make it easier to detect shrinkflation.

  • byShane Wright
Coles and Woolies face fresh battle to keep competitors at bay

Coles and Woolies face fresh battle to keep competitors at bay

Just a week after the competition watchdog started legal action against Coles and Woolworths,the federal government is targeting their undeveloped supermarket sites.

  • byShane Wright andMillie Muroi
Dutton has a peculiar obsession with details. Perhaps he could offer some of his own

Dutton has a peculiar obsession with details. Perhaps he could offer some of his own

We know Peter Dutton likes calling for details. It’s become his familiar response to just about anything the government puts up. But when it comes to his plan for a nuclear revolution? Well ...

  • byShaun Carney
‘Nobody wants just cheap’:Inside the rebrand of home brand groceries

‘Nobody wants just cheap’:Inside the rebrand of home brand groceries

Home brand products,once considered cheap,ugly and low-quality,have gotten a glow-up over the years – and are now profit drivers for supermarket giants.

  • byJessica Yun
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‘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
‘We have got a lot of work to do’:Woolworths ‘out-traded’ as it trails Coles

‘We have got a lot of work to do’:Woolworths ‘out-traded’ as it trails Coles

Outgoing Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci says cost-of-living pressures have hit the supermarket giant.

  • byJessica Yun
Calling Colesworth:Why we give names to our corporate overlords
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Spectrum

Calling Colesworth:Why we give names to our corporate overlords

The head of Coles said she’d never heard the term “Colesworth”. This disappointed me.

  • byRichard Glover
Supermarket prices sending you off your trolley? Try these Brisbane grocers
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City life

Supermarket prices sending you off your trolley? Try these Brisbane grocers

Cavendish bananas for 27¢ a kilo,limes for 5¢ and punnets of cherry tomatoes for 48¢. These are actual prices,and they’re within reach.

  • byCourtney Kruk
David has sold lamb for $4 a kilo. He’s shocked to see the price at Woolworths

David has sold lamb for $4 a kilo. He’s shocked to see the price at Woolworths

Stroll into your supermarket,and you’ll find lamb cutlets for about $30 a kilo. For livestock producer David Jochinke,the numbers simply don’t add up.

  • byJessica Yun