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...

Unit pricing became mandatory in supermarkets across Australia yesterday, with Competition Minister Dr Craig Emerson suggesting the move will see the average family save at least $96 a year. Unit pricing,...

The Federal Government has been told to learn from an “episode of waste and mismanagement” in reference to the GroceryChoice debacle, while the role of the ACCC has come under fire. A leading...

The Federal Government is moving with states and territories to ensure planning laws do not “unjustifiably restrict competition in grocery retailing”, Competition Minister Dr Craig Emerson...

New legislation likely to be introduced in the ACT, that will render Coles, Woolworths and IGA ineligible to apply for certain sites, has been questioned by the competition watchdog. The changes to planning...

Switching between supermarkets has not been as easy for consumers as they suggested, according to new research from the British branch of market research firm Mintel. Studies last year in the US, Australia...

Shoppers are likely to make a number of changes to their shopping habits in coming years with discount grocers and local food producers to be among the big winners, according to research from Britain. The...

Financial constraints are restricting ‘green and ethical living’, according to the British-based division of market researchers Mintel. Indeed, one in five consumers are not in a financial...

Supermarket chain Coles is pushing the case for extended trading hours in Western Australia, but may be fighting a losing battle as the Labor and National parties appear set against such moves. The major...

A new global grocery shopping survey has revealed that six in ten grocery shoppers would go out of their way to shop ‘green’, 36% of shoppers want nothing more than to ‘get in and get...