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More Australians lose trust in supermarket pricing, ACCC says

Inside Retail

Many Australians have lost trust in supermarket pricing, with more consumers now comparing prices between stores before making a purchase. “Many consumers have told us that they are losing trust in the sale price claims by supermarkets,” said Mick Keogh, ACCC deputy chair.

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How independent supermarket LaManna is redefining Australian grocery shopping

Inside Retail

For those in Melbourne, stepping into the LaManna supermarket, in the northern suburb of Essendon Fields, is like taking the world’s shortest flight to Italy. It’s an atmosphere that leaves customers wishing they would forget something on their shopping list so they could justify coming back sooner.

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Choice taken to task for wasting government funding on supermarket data report

Inside Retail

million in government funding on its recently published supermarket data, which priced a basket of just 14 items to determine the nation’s cheapest grocer. ” In the report, Choice said it visited 104 supermarkets nationwide and took note of the prices of 14 common grocery items. .

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Supermarket Shopping Set for Electronic Shelf Labels

Retail Wire

Grocery shopping is on the cusp of a digital revolution as electronic shelf labels (ESLs) begin to replace traditional price stickers in stores across the nation.

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Coles targets shopping consciousness with AI-powered trolleys

Inside Retail

Coles has launched an all-in-one AI-powered Smart Trolley trial designed to enhance in-store shopping experiences through technology. The trolley, dubbed Caper Cart, is a collaboration between Coles and US supermarket technology company Instacart, and it is scheduled to be trialled at Coles Richmond Traders in Melbourne early next year.

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Supermarket loyalty pricing fails to stem discounter switching: 65% of UK consumers have now swapped their shop to Aldi or Lidl

Retail Focus

Despite aggressive discounting and competitive ‘members only’ offers for loyalty programme customers, traditional supermarkets continue to lose market share to discounter rivals, Aldi and Lidl, according to the latest research by Pricer, the in-store automation and communication solutions provider. However, last month Which?

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ACCC to conduct enquiry on Australian supermarkets’ pricing and competition

Inside Retail

The pricing practices of Australia’s supermarket near-duopoly are about to the the focus of a year-long enquiry by the government’s competition regulator, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC will examine competition in the supermarket sector and how it has evolved since the previous inquiry in 2008.