Consumer group CHOICE is calling for a new supermarket industry ombudsman to tackle competition and fairness across the grocery sector. According to CHOICE, the supermarket ombudsman would provide: Leadership...

“Business is on notice – the ACCC will be pursuing tougher penalties for anti-competitive behaviour, including cartels,” Chairman of the ACCC Graeme Samuel said today. Speaking to an...

 Woolworths supermarkets yesterday posted the price of more than 5,000 packaged grocery products oline, with the launch of their Woolworths Price Check website. The company has commenced listing product...

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) yesterday announced further agreements with major supermarket retailers to phase out restrictive provisions in supermarket leases in a bid to limit...

The ACT Government has today outlined its new supermarket policy, which they argue will offer Canberra’s grocery shoppers “more choices, more suburban supermarkets and potentially cheaper prices”.Chief...

The Federal Government is set to amend the Trade Practices Act to deal with creeping acquisitions, in a bid to limit the market power of the major retailers. The move will ensure the Australian Competition...

Belgian’s three major food retailers are under investigation for allegedly fixing the price of Ferrero’s iconic Nutella chocolate spread over a six-year period. The allegations stem from a...

Kraft has received conditional approval from European Union competition authorities for their planned takeover of Cadbury, and can now turn their attention to satisfying Cadbury shareholders – with...

Consumer group Choice has not let the Federal Government’s decision to scrap the GroceryChoice website stop them from comparing supermarket prices across the country. The national survey of grocery...

The boss of the owner of Coles is not fearful of an expansion of Aldi to the west despite the discount grocer managing to gain a foothold in the eastern states. Wesfarmers Managing Director Richard Goyder...