Day three: cont
“The #supermarket giants have pushed back against #Labor’s pledge on price gouging, saying the #ACCC’s inquiry had not concluded they were engaging in the practice.” (says supermarkets)
VS
“We will fine them. We will fine them with heavy fines.”
David (DJ) Speers: “Heavy fines?”
Albanese: “Heavy fines to make sure that they know that if they’re ripping people off, then they are in the gun to pay a heavy penalty for it.” — #AnthonyAlbanese
#Labor / #Inflation vs #Corporate #monopoly <https://theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2025/mar/30/australia-election-2025-live-updates-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-labor-coalition-supermarkets-energy?page=with%3Ablock-67e86f248f08bb7e41c3550c#block-67e86f248f08bb7e41c3550c>
Greece Ranks Near Bottom Of EU In Purchasing Power, Eurostat Data Reveals https://www.byteseu.com/874052/ #Bulgaria #DebtCrisis #EconomicStruggle #EURanking #EuropeanUnion #Eurostat #GDP #Greece #GreeceNews #Ireland #Luxembourg #MitsotakisGovernment #PurchasingPower #SouthernEurope #supermarket
Option 2 Get #Lidl or #Aldi in. That will shake up the market for sure.
"While Willis has already indicated there is interest from businesspeople in New Zealand considering consolidating to create a supermarket chain, she has also been working on how to incentivise an international player entering the market."
Europäische #Eierproduktion / #Egg #production in the #EU
Lokal, mit Unterstützung vom nahegelegenen #Supermarkt.
Local, supported by nearby #supermarket .
Lots on the news this morning about #supermarket competition in Australia.
Joke.
There is none.
Food prices in London (UK) are far, far cheaper than here. Always have been. Why?
Competition.
Here:
Coles
Woolworths
IGA
Aldi
UK:
Asda
Aldi
Lidl
Co-op
Tesco
Morrisons
Sainsbury
M&S
Waitrose
Not to mention the amazing street markets and corner stores.
Aust supermarkets are just rorters. Because they can.
The best supermarket wines for under six euros in Spain https://www.diningandcooking.com/1965176/the-best-supermarket-wines-for-under-six-euros-in-spain/ #best #euros #for #less #six #SpanishWine #supermarket #than #the #Wine #wines
#California based conservative #supermarket chain #CEO spin blames #TrumpTariffs for first #layoffs in 9 decades, after deleting 63 #grocery clerk positions.
#Unions picket locations, as stores rely largely on once cheaper imported #beef and mgmt claims recent #Trumpflation over 4.5% hurting profitability.
#UK #supermarket #Sainsbury has ADDED #PalmOil to their Rosemary Crackers. A step in the wrong direction.
Bought Sunrice Australian grown “Risotto-style” rice in supermarket today. Cheaper per 100g than Italian brand Arborio and the Community Co brand (kinda IGA’s fancier home brand). #Australia #supermarket #food #cooking #rice
NSW honey packer says Coles is hurting small producers in its push for profits
Australian supermarkets being cunts to suppliers? I AM SHOCKED, SHOCKED I TELLS YOU.
It's almost the perfect material for #Mastodon. Why do UK supermarkets have clock towers?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NHv6owsCvw
From a new series of short videos answering small questions by Chris Spargo.
@quokka1 or sick of navigating narrow isles, inferior “home brands” and surveillance for free
I loved this ABC RN RearVision podcast, “Program: How #Australia's #supermarket sector became one of the most concentrated in the world”
<https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/rearvision/how-australias-supermarket-sector-became-so-concentrated/103374898
The supermarket own-label wines to snap up now – including a brilliant £22 champagne https://www.diningandcooking.com/1907521/the-supermarket-own-label-wines-to-snap-up-now-including-a-brilliant-22-champagne/ #aldi #AldiWines #BottleOfWine #OwnLabel #supermarket #Wine
I found this clip from JackSucksAtGeography very funny!