Tag Archives: Grocery

Woolworths Group has the largest share of the fresh meat market, according to the latest Roy Morgan Fresh Food and Grocery Report. The group holds 27.5 per cent of the more than $13 billion spent on fresh meat in Australia each year. It also has the highest number of customers, …

The global grocery retail market will generate an additional US$2.2 trillion in sales by 2024, growing by 24 per cent, according to the latest forecast from IGD. The international research organisation forecasts the following. Asia IGD predicts that Asia will account for nearly 50 per cent of all new sales …

Tesco and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) have launched a new metric to map the environmental impact of some of the UK’s most popular foods. According to Tesco, the Sustainable Basket Metric will track the environmental impact of a sample of some of the most regularly purchased foods …

A survey of 1,000 respondents revealed that Australians will spend an average $686 each on Christmas. Of this average spend, $351 is expected to go towards groceries. The Accenture Research survey also revealed that the main spending influencing factors include grocery costs (35 per cent), disposable income (31 per cent) …

The Australian Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman Kate Carnell says small supermarkets should be able to engage in collective bargaining to remain competitive and viable. The Ombudsman has written to the ACCC in support of a proposal by Co-Operative Supermarkets Australia, to participate in collective bargaining to help small …

Coles has opened its new Coles Local in St Kilda, Victoria. According to the retailer, the new store features a “living herb wall”, the largest range of vegan and vegetarian products in the country, a pick-and-mix bar just for dogs, and a pineapple coring machine. It is also home to …

Caltex Australia and Woolworths have launched the first Caltex Woolworths Metro store in the Sydney suburb of North Ryde. Owned and operated by Caltex, the new store is said to set a new benchmark of convenience for Australians looking to fill up and meet their convenience shopping needs when on …

Results from the latest Roy Morgan Single Source survey have shown that that women are more like to buy vitamins, minerals and supplements compared to men. Roy Morgan’s Single Source survey, which involves in-depth interviews with more than 50,000 Australians annually, revealed that in an average six-month period 47 per …

IRI has announced that its Shopper Panel, claimed to be one of the most trusted sources of independent food and grocery shopper behaviour data in the country, has become the largest shopper panel in Australia. According to IRI Asia Pacific Managing Director, Paul Hinds, the shopper panel now consists of …

Estonian-based company, Cleveron has launched what’s said to be a one-of-a-kind grocery robot – Cleveron 501 – that, reportedly, enables grocery pick-up in just 20 seconds. This is said to be Cleveron’s first grocery robot. According to Cleveron’s CEO Arno Kütt, while the company is known “for creating innovative click …