If supermarket inquiries alone provided cost-of-living relief, groceries would already be cheaper at the check-out
9 months ago

If supermarket inquiries alone provided cost-of-living relief, groceries would already be cheaper at the check-out

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It was always going to be a matter of when, not if, Coles and Woolworths would fall from the public's good graces. The tactics Coles and Woolworths use to keep prices high, and competitors out Photo shows A number of illustrations of grocery items, like milk, apples, sausages, around two 'specials' signs 'half price' and '40% off'. ACCC to investigate grocery prices Photo shows A sign for Woolworths on top of another for Coles The ACCC can't change the prices supermarkets charge. Now with July around the corner — and the delivery of ex-Labor minister Craig Emerson's review into the grocery code of conduct fast approaching — we've arrived at our first milestone: the inaugural Choice supermarket prices report. ACTU price gouging report Photo shows A Woolworths sign next to a Coles sign outside the shops The former chair of the ACCC takes aim at electricity providers, banks, airlines, supermarkets, and other big businesses in his new report on price gouging and unfair pricing practices.

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7 months ago
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8 months, 3 weeks ago
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10 months, 1 week ago
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1 year ago
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1 year, 1 month ago
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1 year, 1 month ago
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1 year, 1 month ago
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1 year, 1 month ago
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1 year, 1 month ago
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1 year, 1 month ago
Former head of competition watchdog Allan Fels says supermarkets are 'overpricing', after calling for ACCC inquiry
1 year, 1 month ago
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1 year, 2 months ago
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1 year, 2 months ago
Greens move to establish Senate inquiry into allegations of price-gouging by Coles and Woolworths
1 year, 3 months ago
Have rising prices permanently changed our habits at the supermarket?
1 year, 7 months ago
Daily groceries still expensive; Price decreases stalling
1 year, 7 months ago
Supermarkets ordered to make prices clearer so shoppers can get better deals
1 year, 8 months ago
Food price inflation not driven by weak supermarket competition, says watchdog
1 year, 8 months ago
UK’s most affordable supermarket revealed
1 year, 11 months ago
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2 years ago
Stores face questions as price of basic groceries soars by 30%
2 years, 2 months ago
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2 years, 4 months ago
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2 years, 7 months ago
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2 years, 9 months ago
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2 years, 10 months ago
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3 years ago
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7 years, 1 month ago
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8 years, 2 months ago
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