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Words Of Radiance

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Coles caught red handed, so what next? – podcast
By Presented by Nour Haydar with Jonathan Barrett; produced by Joe Koning, sound design and mixing by Lu Hill; Executive producer is Hannah Parkes

Australian retailers are on notice after the federal court handed down a landmark judgment against the nation’s second-largest supermarket chain. Coles was found to have misled shoppers by promoting discounts that were not real after the Australian consumer watchdog launched legal action in 2024.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/may/18/coles-caught-red-handed-so-what-next-full-story-podcast

#Coles #Australianews #Business #Supermarkets #AustralianCompetitionandConsumerCommissionACCC #Consumeraffairs #PresentedbyNourHaydarwithJonathanBarrett #producedbyJoeKoning #sounddesign #mixingbyLuHill #ExecutiveproducerisHannahParkes

Coles caught red-handed, so what next? – Full Story podcast

Business editor Jonathan Barrett tells Nour Haydar why the court found Coles misled consumers, what the ruling means for the retailer’s reputation and whether it will mean cheaper prices at the checkout

The Guardian

The Guardian Feeds 4d ago

Toothbrushes, ice-cream and frozen pizza: data reveals how Coles and Woolworths switch promotions in sync
By Catie McLeod

Analysis shows in some cases the switch from promotional to full price happens almost simultaneously in Australia’s two biggest supermarkets

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/18/toothbrushes-ice-cream-and-frozen-pizza-data-reveals-how-coles-and-woolworths-switch-promotions-in-sync

#Supermarkets #Coles #Australianews #Business #Woolworths #CatieMcLeod

Toothbrushes, ice-cream and frozen pizza: data reveals how Coles and Woolworths switch promotions in sync

Analysis shows in some cases the switch from promotional to full price happens almost simultaneously in Australia’s two biggest supermarkets

The Guardian

Opinion | The Guardian US 6d ago

Coles has been busted for ‘misleading’ shoppers about their already annoying Down Down prices | First Dog on the Moon https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2026/may/15/coles-has-been-busted-for-misleading-shoppers-about-their-already-annoying-down-down-prices #Supermarkets #ConsumerAffairs #AustralianCompetitionAndConsumerCommissionAccc #Coles #Woolworths

Coles has been busted for ‘misleading’ shoppers about their already annoying Down Down prices

All of us (literally) poor suckers who have to pay attention to grocery prices have known this all along

The Guardian

AJ Sadauskas May 14

How neoclassical economists claim competition works:

"We at Woolworths need to innovate by reducing our prices and improving the quality of our products and service to win customers from our competitor, Coles. If we don't, all our customers will go to them instead of us, and we'll go broke!"

What actually happens in Australia:

"Hey look, Coles is getting away with a new way of screwing over its customers/suppliers/workers. We need to roll out that form of enshittification across our stores too. Most of our customers have no other convenient choice except for them and us, and because the same bullshit happens at both chains, the only thing that'll happen if they switch is they'll lose their rewards points!"

#australia #auspol #Coles #Woolworths #Colesworths #capitalism #business

The Guardian Feeds May 14

Coles put commercial interests above its customers – and was caught red-handed
By Jonathan Barrett Business editor

Reputation of Australia’s big supermarkets takes another hit as federal court finds Coles misled shoppers by promoting fake discounts

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/14/coles-supermarket-down-misleading-commercial-interests-above-customers

#Supermarkets #Consumeraffairs #Business #Business #Coles #Woolworths #Australianews #JonathanBarrettBusinesseditor

Coles put commercial interests above its customers – and was caught red-handed

Reputation of Australia’s big supermarkets takes another hit as federal court finds Coles misled shoppers by promoting fake discounts

The Guardian

World news | The Guardian May 14

Coles put commercial interests above its customers – and was caught red-handed https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/14/coles-supermarket-down-misleading-commercial-interests-above-customers #Supermarkets #ConsumerAffairs #Business #Business #Coles #Woolworths #AustraliaNews

Coles put commercial interests above its customers – and was caught red-handed

Reputation of Australia’s big supermarkets takes another hit as federal court finds Coles misled shoppers by promoting fake discounts

The Guardian

Ozzy May 14

Court rules Coles misled shoppers with its ‘Down Down’ discount campaign

https://piefeed.com/c/australia/p/3360/court-rules-coles-misled-shoppers-with-its-down-down-discount-campaign

Court rules Coles misled shoppers with its ‘Down Down’ discount campaign

> Coles misled Australian shoppers by promoting fake “Down Down” discounts on everyday grocery products, the federal court has ruled in a landmark …

NewsletterTF May 14

Woolworths Faces Scrutiny Over Discount Practices Amidst Coles Ruling

Woolworths faces court over claims it tricked shoppers with fake 'Prices Dropped' savings. The ACCC says prices were raised before discounts were shown.

#Woolworths, #Coles, #ACCC, #FakeDiscounts, #SupermarketPrices

https://newsletter.tf/woolworths-accused-fake-discounts-after-coles-ruling/

NewsletterTF May 14

Woolworths is accused of misleading shoppers with fake discounts, similar to Coles. The ACCC says this happened on hundreds of products over many months.

#Woolworths, #Coles, #ACCC, #FakeDiscounts, #SupermarketPrices
https://newsletter.tf/woolworths-accused-fake-discounts-after-coles-ruling/

Woolworths accused of fake discounts after Coles ruling

Woolworths faces court over claims it tricked shoppers with fake 'Prices Dropped' savings. The ACCC says prices were raised before discounts were shown.

NewsletterTF