Aussie supermarket haggle over Grange
It is considered Australia’s most respected wine, but that has not stopped Australia’s leading supermarket operators struggling to offer it at the lowest possible price.
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Coles intensifies supermaket war in Oz
Supermarket chain Coles has increased the intensity of its battle with Woolworths by introducing a more dynamic loyalty card programme.
Woolworths ‘dicked’ by electronics
Australian based retailer, Woolworths has reported a 16.8% decline in first half profits thanks to restructuring and selling its Dick Smith chain. The company is claiming the Dick Smith problems cost it A$300 million.
Heavy artillery lines up in supermarket war
Open war between Australia’s supermarket heavyweights and international food giant HJ Heinz became more likely yesterday with news that both Aussie supermarket chains are increasing their own brand activity.
Aussie price war attacks wine
Wine producers who thought terms of trade with Australian supermarkets were tough will find they have just got tougher.
Woolworths go to market for more capital
Australian and New Zealand supermarket operator Woolworths has announced it is seeking A$500 million through the release of unsecured subordinated notes.
Progressive Enterprises on board with GS1net data synchronisation
The rollout of the GS1net service has taken a major step forward with Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN) electronic messaging now implemented between supermarket operator Progressive Enterprises and its suppliers via GS1net.
Woolworths bars New Zealand apples
Australian supermarket chain Woolworths, owner of New Zealand Progressive Enterprises which runs Countdown and Woolworths supermarkets here, has joined fellow chain Coles in refusing to stock New Zealand apples.
Progressive pulls poisonous baby wipes
Progressive Enterprises has withdrawn three brands of wipes from sale after it was revealed they contained iodopropynyl butylcarbamate (IPBC), a synthetic chemical that is known to cause skin problems, and to be toxic when inhaled.
Coles throws dairy farmers a bone
Australian supermarket chain Coles made its latest move in the battle for control of the domestic dairy market yesterday, by throwing the struggling farmers’ co-op operator, Bega Cheese, a bone.
Apple rivalry comes to an end, after almost a century
For the first time in 90 years, New Zealand apples have become available to the Australian public.
Consumers go crazy over quinoa
Supermarkets in Australia are struggling to cope with demand for the South American grain, quinoa.
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