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Woolworths and Coles drew consumer ire for cost-of-living pressures in 2024

Inside Retail

Woolworths and Coles, Australias supermarket goliaths, have gone from Covid-19 heroes to cost-of-living villains in the last two years. Woolworths and Coles drew consumer ire for cost-of-living pressures affecting Australian households, business costs, and the viability of suppliers of agricultural products and manufactured goods.

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Coles pockets $1 billion profit as Smarter Selling pays off

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Coles’ Smarter Selling strategy is paying off for the Australian supermarket giant, with approximately $300 million in extra savings in the bank at the end of FY21. At its full year results announcement on Wednesday morning, Coles revealed that net profit broke the one-billion-dollar mark, rising 2.8 per cent to $1.005 billion.

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From drab to trendy, 7-Eleven strives for relevance

Inside Retail

In the cities, 7-Eleven is a retailer that just keeps evolving and adapting to stay up with consumer lifestyle changes: it has become retail’s pocket battleship that challenges convenience store competition and supermarkets alike. Competition in 7-Eleven’s line of business doesn’t just come from supermarkets. Net profit was 6.2

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Coles CEO Leah Weckert talks profit margins, seasonal products in FY24 results

Inside Retail

Thanks to its strong supermarket sales Coles has reported a $1.1 billion after-tax profit for FY24. Coles’ extensive national footprint, across 856 supermarkets, 992 liquor stores and numerous digital platforms, has positioned it as one of Australia’s biggest omnichannel retailers for essential household items.

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To Thrive in the New Global Ecommerce Marketplace, Toys ‘R’ Us may Need to Think Small

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But it turned out that the emporium of toys, games and fun could not in the end withstand the relentless competition and margin hits from the internet and supermarket retailers. We are thrilled to be taking the reins of the world’s leading toy brand at a time when the category is up 16% and consumer demand for toys is at an all-time high.

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Thai hypermarket Big C boosts profits with fresh food focus

Inside Retail

Thailand’s Big C, the retailing arm of Berli Jucker (a vertically integrated company that also has its nose in manufacturing and distribution of consumer products and packaging) talked up its bottom line rather than its top one when it presented its third-quarter results to investors on November 18. Net profit was 715 million baht (US$21.7

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How scrutiny over prices could impact Coles’ and Woolworths’ loyalty programs

Inside Retail

In Australia, the growing importance of loyalty programs could be seen in the half-year results of both Coles and Woolworths , the country’s leading supermarkets, which reported that the e-commerce, digital and loyalty aspects of the business were responsible for strong growth. billion in 2024. The Coles App had a 42.3