WORKER: How are you? ALEXANDRA BLUCHER: The CEO of Ritchies, which has 78 supermarkets on the country’s east coast, argues that one of the most cutthroat battles is over land. ALEXANDRA BLUCHER: Land banking has been a focus of an ongoing public inquiry into the conduct of the supermarkets held by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. ALEXANDRA BLUCHER: The …
Annie Guest: Hello, welcome to PM. During his broadcast career, spanning more than 35 years, Alan Jones was considered one of Australia's most influential media commentators. Reporter Kathleen O'Connor looks back over Alan Jones's journey from top-rating broadcaster to his arrest today. Alan Jones: Anyone who is a Liberal supporter and who didn't see Saturday's result coming for the Liberals …
A national vegetable grower group has told the Australian Consumer and Competition Commission supermarket inquiry that specials are used as "clickbait" to lure in shoppers, sometimes at the expense of growers' profits. Mr Crisera claimed loss-leader fruit at Aldi created a "false market price" for growers, who were also supplying Coles and Woolworths. Aldi said it often reduced retail prices …
