Recent reports show Woolworths and Coles are managing to hold smaller competitors at bay – in part by adopting a strategy from their rival, Aldi.
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The new law targeting supermarket prices will be tough to apply. But it does put the big supermarkets on notice that their pricing practices are being watched.
Small stores, local produce and the return of the personal shopping assistant: supermarkets are starting to look like they did in the 1800s.
This court decision will have huge ripple effects right across Australian retail – and petrol retailers in particular should be on notice.
These cases will set the rules for what ‘truth in advertising’ means in Australia – and how closely buyers will need to beware discount price claims.
The Federal Court will have to decide whether Coles’ ‘Down Down’ discounts were genuine, or crossed a line into misleading conduct.
The ban marks a departure from Australia’s traditional approach of preserving competitive processes rather than regulating prices directly.
‘Set-off’ arrangements are an agreement to bundle certain entitlements owed under awards into higher base rates of pay.
Local food networks have an important role to play in the promised national food security strategy, which must resist the influence of corporate interests
The long-awaited, 441-page final report also doesn’t recommend new divestiture powers or breaking up the supermarkets.
By simplifying its range, Coles is moving a step closer to Aldi’s strategy.
A push to overhaul laws to stamp out land banking is part of a Government bid to crack down on anti-competitive and unconscionable conduct by supermarkets.
The competition watchdog reported hearing ‘concerning’ reports from suppliers about being paid prices below the cost of production but having ‘little choice but to agree to highly unfavourable terms’.
Woolworths and Coles face potentially massive fines if they are found guilty of misleading shoppers over the price of hundreds of products.
Foodstuffs has applied to merge its North and South Island operations. But this move will only further concentrate market power and the biggest losers will be New Zealand consumers.
By declaring cash an ‘essential service’ the government would secure its future for those Australians who still use it.
Coles’ decision is likely more of a precautionary move that reflects its own specific supply chain. It will also help deter against panic buying.
A Senate enquiry has found both suppliers and customers of our supermarkets are struggling. Regulators have to find a way to rebalance the market, which doesn’t make these groups bear the cost.
Both are measures of profitability, but the disparity between return on investment and return on equity grows larger as a company relies more heavily on borrowing.
Proposed toughening of the food and grocery code of conduct is long overdue. However, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will need to be well resourced to properly regulate the sector.
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