Supermarkets
Afterpay and pizza dough: What a comms worker on $84,000 spends in a week
This week on Money Diaries, a communications officer who makes $84,000 a year and spends some of her money on Afterpay, pizzas, and a board game.
- by Refinery29 Australia
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The secret high-tech ways supermarkets are watching you
Retail theft is on the rise, leading supermarkets to invest in tools incorporating artificial intelligence, surveillance tags and trolley locking technology.
- by Amber Schultz
‘More than just a supermarket’: Why Woolworths is building apartments
Big retailers are moving away from stand-alone stores as Australian cities become more densely populated.
- by Andrew Taylor
A new kind of Aldi shop is gaining traction
Discount supermarket Aldi says cost of living pressures are pushing more shoppers in-store – and the company’s “Corner Store” model should help it pick up inner-city bargain hunters.
- by Emma Koehn
Sydney supermarket shelves left bare following Woolworths worker death
Fresh produce shelves are empty at Woolworths stores across the city after the death of a supply chain team member earlier this week.
- by Amber Schultz
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Alcohol-free drinks companies are taking us for a ride on price
Drinks that contain alcohol are hit with a heavy additional excise, sometimes more than 30 per cent. Alcohol-free drinks don’t have this excise, so why are they almost the same price?
- by Cameron Shackell
Supermarket sweep: How to save money on groceries and still eat like a king
Grocery prices are soaring, but that doesn’t mean you have to eat poorly. Here are some ways to avoid the supermarket cost creep.
- by Dominic Powell
The ‘ugly vegies’ people in a new challenge to supermarkets
Farmers Pick is the champion of spotty oranges and bendy vegies, but it’s now expanding its reach.
- by Emma Koehn
‘As cheap as we can’: Discount supermarket eyes expansion during cost-of-living crisis
As the cost of groceries skyrockets, NQR says it’s fighting for the best deals on products that would otherwise go to waste.
- by Emma Koehn
Home brand boom: Why consumers are turning to supermarket-owned labels
Exclusive supermarket products are taking on their own brand identities, and based on the jump in sales, are courting thousands of fans.
- by Emma Koehn
Coles to stop selling reusable plastic bags Australia-wide
Supermarket giant Coles will phase out reusable plastic bags by July, following a similar move by Woolworths in April.
- by Ashleigh McMillan