As one of the three big players in the supermarket space, Coles is always under the microscope – usually via headline-grabbing mainstream news, such as the furore surrounding its and Woolworths getting
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Coles signs partnership with Accenture
Coles has signed a long-term agreement with global digital and technology services provider Accenture to support the rollout of new technology that will help Coles deliver cumulative cost savings of $1
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Coles sign deal with Microsoft
Coles has signed a strategic partnership with software giant Microsoft to accelerate its digital transformation, using cloud-based innovation to transform the shopping experience for customers, make life
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Coles online celebrates 20 years
Coles has marked two decades of online shopping in Australia, starting from a single Melbourne warehouse to become a $1 billion business leading the market in adoption of game-changing retail and logistics
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Coles release Wellness range of health foods
Coles Wellness Road health food range consists of 28 products including Organic Black Rice Noodles with Chia, Organic Cacao Powder, White Chia Seeds and Australian Almond Flour.
Coles Chief Operating Officer,
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Coles set to modernise supply chain
Coles Group has announced it has executed definitive contracts with WITRON Australia to develop two new automated ambient distribution centres, one in Queensland and another in New South Wales.
Witron
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Increase in milk price helps with relief fund
Coles has announced that it has begun distributing $3,974,292.30 collected by their Coles Dairy Drought Relief Fund.
“This is great news for 639 dairy farmers across Australia, including more than
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Coles now trading on ASX as COL after demerger goes ahead
The Supreme Court of Western Australia has approved the demerger between Coles and Wesfarmers.
By November 21, Coles is expected to commence trading on ASX under the new ASX Code ‘COL’.
The move comes
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Coles raises more than $7.1 million for drought appeal
Coles and its customers have contributed more than $7.1 million to the Country Women’s Association of Australia to help drought-affected farmers.
With Coles matching every donation dollar-for-dollar
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Coles opens boutique style food store in Melbourne
Coles has opened its first smaller Coles Local store in Melbourne’s Surrey Hills.
The new look store, which opened on November 13, is about half the size of a full-size Coles supermarket – at about
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Amazon takes on the Australian food market
Amazon Australia is joining the food market by releasing a line of dry grocery products from October 17.
Items will include tea, coffee, biscuits and organic foods, and products from companies such as
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Wesfarmers releases scheme booklet detailing proposed Coles demerger
Wesfarmers Limited has released a scheme booklet detailing its proposed demerger of the Coles business.
The booklet was announced in early October, with the demerger expected to be completed in November
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RSPCA celebrates industry leaders in food services sector that use cage free eggs
The RSPCA has launched a nationwide campaign that focuses on Australia’s largest hospitality and food retailers who have switched to cage-free eggs.
The celebratory ‘Cage Free and Proud’ campaign
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Woolworths and Coles dominate Australia’s $2.9 billion fresh bread market
Australia’s $2.9 billion fresh bread market is dominated by the two supermarket companies –Woolworths Group and Coles Group.
These companies represent a combined 51.9 per cent of the fresh bread market,
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Supermarkets match customer donations dollar-to-dollar to help farmers
Supermarkets in Australia continue to provide farmers with help during the drought, including Coles with its pledge to match customer donations dollar-for-dollar.
Coles’ promise to match customer donations
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Coles announces $5 million to help farmers combat drought
Coles is providing $5 million in grants and interest-free loans from its nurture fund to help farmers across Australia combat drought.
In the past year, Coles also provided more than half a million dollars
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Coles switches to recyclable and renewable meat packaging
Coles is introducing meat packaging made entirely from a combination of recycled and renewable material.
The new packaging will be used for a wide range of its Coles brand fresh meat and poultry products.
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Coles and Woolworths still lead fresh fruit and vegetable market
Analysis of long-term market trends by analysts at Roy Morgan shows that in 2018 Australia’s two largest supermarkets captured more than 51 per cent of Australia’s $18 billion fresh fruit and vegetable
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Majority of fresh meat now bought at Coles & Woolworths
Analysis of long-term market trends shows that for the first time in 2017 Australia’s two largest supermarkets captured more than half of Australia’s fresh meat market between them.
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Wesfarmers plans to make Coles a separate company
Wesfarmers has announced its intention to demerge its Coles division, subject to shareholder and other approvals.
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