3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (688+ words) Exclusive: Analysis shows cost of chicken fillets, potatoes and donuts rose during supermarket giant’s three-month promotion Woolworths raised prices for popular items – including a 33% mark up on chicken fillets – within days of promising to freeze prices on 300 “family staples” for…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (151+ words) DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in regards to your recent front-page article (‘Coles cuts Coffs’, NOTA, 4/9/6). I’m with our local banana growers. It’s an absolute disgrace that Coles are now bringing bananas all the way from Queensland to…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (845+ words) Australians are buying more supermarket-owned products, and the shift is becoming one of the most significant changes in the grocery market. Coles now has around 5,600 “Exclusive to Coles” products, up by about 1,600 in just one year. Sales across the range…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (615+ words) Coffs Harbour locals are vowing they'll "never forget" a decision by Coles to stop buying local bananas. The NSW Mid-North Coast town is the home of the Big Banana, and many have taken the decision personally. Lee Gentle, the wife…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (302+ words) Woolworths plans to shift roughly 130 customer support roles from New Zealand to Australia as part of a restructuring across the Tasman. The proposal includes shuttering the retailer’s dedicated customer care centre in New Zealand to streamline operations across its grocery…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (565+ words) Woolworths is reassuring shoppers about its new collectible range hitting supermarkets this week, after the last two promotions were marred by stock issues. The Fissler Free Food Containers will land on September 9, and it is the second time Woolies has…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (772+ words) SUPERMARKET giant Coles will sell Queensland bananas in Coffs Harbour following its decision to dump around 30 local farmers, despite having no concerns with their products or service. Last week a small collective of farmers launched a campaign to make people…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (374+ words) Two supermarket giants. One growing question. Is Woolworths still worth the extra spend? A segment shared by eNCA on Instagram on 2 September 2026 put a single, telling comparison at the centre of a bigger conversation about where South Africa’s grocery market…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (315+ words) Supermarket giant Woolworths has confirmed that it has plans to move around 130 customer support jobs out of New Zealand and across the Tasman to Australia. It would come alongside the closure of Woolworths’ customer care centre, a proposal that is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (100+ words) A year of two halves, is what Woolworths experienced, in FY26. After a positive first half; growth slowed in the second half, as a more challenging operating environment put a dampener on growth. For the full year ended June; the retailer…...