PhilT
2 November 2024 20:53
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Many businesses have honed their marketing skills to maximise their income. Whether it is gouging in a legal context remains to be seen but regardless can become a semantic argument as prices have and continue to rise.
It can make one wonder when there are price increases coupled with shrinkflation and product culling to focus on the most profitable all happening concurrently.
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Having just wrestled with Coles Online’s new website, I noticed that a few items seemed much more expensive than remembered. So I compared items that I purchased a year ago with the same item at its current price, trying to avoid seasonally affected produce that fluctuates in price, and trying not to include items on special.
Of course this is not a big sample but it’s a real sample for me and suggest that my shopping bill has gone up by 20% in less than 12 months. Are the supermarkets capi…
I have used Coles for about the l last ten years or so. The first time (a few months ago), my care worker and I were in Coles. I was wanting to but some lamb loin chops that were “on sale” for $19 per kilo. When I was looking at the different trays to buy the cheapest one of the discounted ones, I noticed that were weighed at $23 per kilo. I chose two trays as did my care worker and I asked her to take a photo of the special tag on the shelf. At the check out when the girl scanned I pointed out …
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We sent undercover shoppers into 81 supermarkets in 27 locations across Australia in March 2024. The research revealed that Aldi’s basket was about 25% cheaper than baskets at Coles or Woolworths. We also found where people live can make a difference when it comes to the cost of groceries.
You can read the report here:
Household budgets across Australia are being squeezed tighter than ever before and the price of basic grocery items has skyrocketed.
Unsurprisingly, the latest CHOICE Consume…
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