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‘One-stop-shops’ that offer health services, advice and information can be great for self-care. But what about when big corporate players enter the game?
As Coles and Woolworth turn to UberEats and DoorDash for fast deliveries, supermarket workers feel ‘the gig economy is getting closer’.
The Northern Territory has had alcohol restrictions since 2012. These restrictions are going to be lifted in July of this year, despite concerns expressed by First Nations people in the community.
Most consumers want a better deal, but New Zealand’s small size and relative isolation make it hard for large-scale competitors to enter the supermarket sector.
In 2020 and 2021 empty supermarket shelves were due to spikes in demand. Now it’s a supply-side issue. The solutions, though, are substantially the same.
Since opening its first Australian stores on January 25 2001, Aldi has profoundly influenced the supermarket landscape.
Yes, there will be temporary meat shortages in Victoria, but not for long.
What motivates people to panic buy and stockpile goods like toilet paper? The COVID-19 pandemic has given us the chance to find out.
Woolworths’ A$780 millon investment in new automated distribution centres is a sign of how much COVID-19 has changed the way we shop. It points what’s to come in the retail sector.
To curb opportunistic shoplifting, supermarkets want you to know you are being watched. But they’re also hoping for self-reflection.
We surveyed over 100 Coles, Woolworths, Aldi and independent stores around Australia and found supermarkets are promoting unhealthy food much more often, and more prominently, than healthier products.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is lightening up on its normal competition rules and allowing competitors to cooperate.
Research suggests harsher civil or criminal penalties will not automatically lead to greater compliance by employers with workplace laws.
Employers are blaming underpaying employees on the the complexity of industrial awards. They should blame themselves.
If Australia follows international trends and allows supermarkets to open pharmacies, what are the effects on neighbouring pharmacies? And when does running a business mean health care suffers?
The ethics of specifically targeting children with a collectibles promotional campaign are questionable.
Losing revenue from hotels and liquor retail outlets will hurt Woolworths Group, but not too much. The long-term reputational benefits are considerable.
Big W store closures signal deeper problems for the discount department store sector.
Retailers have cleverly tapped into the psychological need many of us have to collect, in some cases, mundane everyday items.
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, College of Business, Zayed University
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Lecturer, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University
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Louise Grimmer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania
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Competition Lawyer; Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology
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Pro Vice-Chancellor and Professor of Marketing, University of Tasmania
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in International Business & Strategic Management, The University of Melbourne
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Industry fellow, Graduate School of Business, Deakin University
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Professor of Law, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Dean - School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University
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PhD Candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, RMIT University
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Professor of Public Health, Southern Cross University
