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  1. Coles Faces Massive Penalties Over "Illusory" Discounts

    Coles faces huge fines for misleading shoppers with fake "Down, Down" discounts. Find out how this affects Australian shoppers and what happens next.

    #ColesFines, #ConsumerLaw, #FakeDiscounts, #AustralianShoppers, #ACCC

    newsletter.tf/coles-fake-disco

  2. Coles may have to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in penalties for its "Down, Down" discount campaign. This is a much larger amount than typical fines.

    #ColesFines, #ConsumerLaw, #FakeDiscounts, #AustralianShoppers, #ACCC
    newsletter.tf/coles-fake-disco

  3. 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

    newsletter.tf/woolworths-accus

  4. 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
    newsletter.tf/woolworths-accus

  5. Coles found to have misled shoppers on discounted items in bombshell Federal Court case

    Supermarket giant Coles broke consumer law by misleading shoppers on discount prices, a Federal Court judge has found.…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #accc #AU #Australia #Coles #discountpricing #downdown #downdownpromotion #FederalCourt
    newsbeep.com/au/669423/

  6. Coles found to have misled shoppers on discounted items in bombshell Federal Court case

    Supermarket giant Coles broke consumer law by misleading shoppers on discount prices, a Federal Court judge has found.…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #accc #AU #Australia #Coles #discountpricing #downdown #downdownpromotion #FederalCourt
    newsbeep.com/au/669423/

  7. Court Finds Coles Misled Shoppers on 'Down Down' Prices

    Did Coles mislead shoppers with Down Down prices? The Federal Court ruled that Coles misled customers on 245 products. Learn how this affects your grocery bill.

    #coles, #accc, #groceryprices, #australiannews, #consumerrights

    newsletter.tf/coles-misleading

  8. The Federal Court found Coles misled shoppers on 245 items. This is a major change from how the supermarket advertised its 'Down Down' discounts.

    #coles, #accc, #groceryprices, #australiannews, #consumerrights
    newsletter.tf/coles-misleading

  9. ACCC is taking Woolworths to court over its "Prices Dropped" promotions.
    The watchdog alleges the supermarket used fake discounts on over 260 items — briefly jacking up the "was" price before "dropping" it to something that was often still higher than the old regular price.
    Woolworths denies misleading shoppers.
    Classic supermarket pricing games?

    #Woolworths #Aldi #ACCC #GroceryPrices #CostOfLiving #SupermarketWars

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/woo

  10. ACCC is taking Woolworths to court over its "Prices Dropped" promotions.
    The watchdog alleges the supermarket used fake discounts on over 260 items — briefly jacking up the "was" price before "dropping" it to something that was often still higher than the old regular price.
    Woolworths denies misleading shoppers.
    Classic supermarket pricing games?

    #Woolworths #Aldi #ACCC #GroceryPrices #CostOfLiving #SupermarketWars

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/woo

  11. ACCC is taking Woolworths to court over its "Prices Dropped" promotions.
    The watchdog alleges the supermarket used fake discounts on over 260 items — briefly jacking up the "was" price before "dropping" it to something that was often still higher than the old regular price.
    Woolworths denies misleading shoppers.
    Classic supermarket pricing games?

    #Woolworths #Aldi #ACCC #GroceryPrices #CostOfLiving #SupermarketWars

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/woo

  12. ACCC is taking Woolworths to court over its "Prices Dropped" promotions.
    The watchdog alleges the supermarket used fake discounts on over 260 items — briefly jacking up the "was" price before "dropping" it to something that was often still higher than the old regular price.
    Woolworths denies misleading shoppers.
    Classic supermarket pricing games?

    #Woolworths #Aldi #ACCC #GroceryPrices #CostOfLiving #SupermarketWars

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/woo

  13. ACCC is taking Woolworths to court over its "Prices Dropped" promotions.
    The watchdog alleges the supermarket used fake discounts on over 260 items — briefly jacking up the "was" price before "dropping" it to something that was often still higher than the old regular price.
    Woolworths denies misleading shoppers.
    Classic supermarket pricing games?

    #Woolworths #Aldi #ACCC #GroceryPrices #CostOfLiving #SupermarketWars

    abc.net.au/news/2026-05-01/woo

  14. ACCC case against Woolworths winds up as spotlight remains on integrity of grocery pricing

    You can imagine the alarm bells going off for Paul Harker as he browsed the colourful aisles of…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #accc #AU #Australia #Coles #court #downdown #everydaylowprice #FederalCourt #lowershelfprice #productpricing #specials #Woolworths #woolworthsspecials
    newsbeep.com/au/641330/

  15. FYI: ACCC wins right to intervene in Epic v Apple app payments case: Australia's competition regulator joins Epic v Apple Federal Court hearing on app distribution and in-app payment remedies, with relief resuming 28 April 2026. ppc.land/accc-wins-right-to-in #ACCC #EpicVsApple #AppPayments #CompetitionLaw #Australia

  16. FYI: ACCC wins right to intervene in Epic v Apple app payments case: Australia's competition regulator joins Epic v Apple Federal Court hearing on app distribution and in-app payment remedies, with relief resuming 28 April 2026. ppc.land/accc-wins-right-to-in #ACCC #EpicVsApple #AppPayments #CompetitionLaw #Australia

  17. FYI: ACCC wins right to intervene in Epic v Apple app payments case: Australia's competition regulator joins Epic v Apple Federal Court hearing on app distribution and in-app payment remedies, with relief resuming 28 April 2026. ppc.land/accc-wins-right-to-in #ACCC #EpicVsApple #AppPayments #CompetitionLaw #Australia

  18. Coles, Woolworths shoppers may claim up to $5,000 over alleged pricing misconduct: ‘Customers lining up’

    A rising number of “angry customers are lining up” to seek compensation from Coles and Woolworths, as court…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #accc #AU #Australia #classactions #Coles #compensation #GregoryMackey #PeterCarter #theFederalCourt #Woolworths
    newsbeep.com/au/625931/

  19. Coles, Woolworths shoppers may claim up to $5,000 over alleged pricing misconduct: ‘Customers lining up’

    A rising number of “angry customers are lining up” to seek compensation from Coles and Woolworths, as court…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #accc #AU #Australia #classactions #Coles #compensation #GregoryMackey #PeterCarter #theFederalCourt #Woolworths
    newsbeep.com/au/625931/

  20. ACCC wins right to intervene in Epic v Apple app payments case: Australia's competition regulator joins Epic v Apple Federal Court hearing on app distribution and in-app payment remedies, with relief resuming 28 April 2026. ppc.land/accc-wins-right-to-in #ACCC #EpicVsApple #AppPayments #CompetitionLaw #InAppPurchases

  21. ACCC wins right to intervene in Epic v Apple app payments case: Australia's competition regulator joins Epic v Apple Federal Court hearing on app distribution and in-app payment remedies, with relief resuming 28 April 2026. ppc.land/accc-wins-right-to-in #ACCC #EpicVsApple #AppPayments #CompetitionLaw #InAppPurchases

  22. ACCC wins right to intervene in Epic v Apple app payments case: Australia's competition regulator joins Epic v Apple Federal Court hearing on app distribution and in-app payment remedies, with relief resuming 28 April 2026. ppc.land/accc-wins-right-to-in #ACCC #EpicVsApple #AppPayments #CompetitionLaw #InAppPurchases

  23. Consumer watchdog zeroes in on Woolworths’ allegedly fake discounts as it meets supermarket giant in court
    Vinegar, Tim Tams and baby rice are among the products to be scrutinised in the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s case
    The ACCC alleges Coles and Woolworths broke Australian consumer law by offering “illusory” discounts on hundreds of everyday products through the misleading use of their respective “Down Down” and “Prices Dropped” promotion programs.
    theguardian.com/australia-news
    Led by Robert Yezerski, SC, Woolworths’ legal team is expected to vigorously defend the allegations, with the supermarket saying it “fundamentally disagrees” with the ACCC’s claims and at no stage misled or deceived customers.
    #auspol #auslaw #consumerlaw #ACCC

  24. 'Did Woolworths trick shoppers into snapping up Tim Tams because they thought the price had dropped when really it had been jacked up?' abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/woo #auspol #auslaw #consumerlaw #ACCC

  25. ACCC accuses Woolworths of misleading pricing practices as next federal court case kicks off

    Did Woolworths trick shoppers into snapping up Tim Tams because they thought the price had dropped when really…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #accc #AU #Australia #court #discountpricing #everydaylowprice #low-discounting #lowershelfprice #productpricing #specials #timtams #Woolworths #woolworthsspecials
    newsbeep.com/au/619923/

  26. ACCC accuses Woolworths of misleading pricing practices as next federal court case kicks off

    Did Woolworths trick shoppers into snapping up Tim Tams because they thought the price had dropped when really…
    #NewsBeep #News #Business #accc #AU #Australia #court #discountpricing #everydaylowprice #low-discounting #lowershelfprice #productpricing #specials #timtams #Woolworths #woolworthsspecials
    newsbeep.com/au/619923/

  27. #ACCC accuses #Woolworths of #misleading #pricing practices as next federal court case kicks off.

    The consumer watchdog claims Woolworths prevented shoppers from making informed choices about essential purchases between September 2021 & May 2023.

    #auspol

    abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/woo

  28. Maybe I’m wrong but this looks like pretty clear price collusion to me.

    #FuelPrices #Accc #Adelaide

  29. The oil shock has completely reshaped Australia’s petrol price cycle

    Australian petrol prices tend to follow predictable cycles, but they’ve all gone out the window in recent weeks.…
    #NewsBeep #News #Economy #accc #AU #Australia #Business #diesel #fuel #Iran #middleeast #oil #petrol #Prices #straitofhormuz #war #watchdog
    newsbeep.com/au/575022/

  30. The oil shock has completely reshaped Australia’s petrol price cycle

    Australian petrol prices tend to follow predictable cycles, but they’ve all gone out the window in recent weeks.…
    #NewsBeep #News #Economy #accc #AU #Australia #Business #diesel #fuel #Iran #middleeast #oil #petrol #Prices #straitofhormuz #war #watchdog
    newsbeep.com/au/575022/

  31. The oil shock has completely reshaped Australia’s petrol price cycle

    Australian petrol prices tend to follow predictable cycles, but they’ve all gone out the window in recent weeks.…
    #NewsBeep #News #Economy #accc #AU #Australia #Business #diesel #fuel #Iran #middleeast #oil #petrol #Prices #straitofhormuz #war #watchdog
    newsbeep.com/au/575022/

  32. Coles Faces Court Over 'Down Down' Campaign Allegations of Misleading Shoppers

    Coles faces court in Melbourne over 'Down Down' discounts. The ACCC says prices were raised before being advertised as cheaper. See what it means for shoppers.

    #ColesCourtCase, #ACCC, #ConsumerLaw, #SupermarketPrices, #MelbourneNews

    newsletter.tf/coles-down-down-

  33. Coles Faces Court Over 'Down Down' Campaign Allegations of Misleading Shoppers

    Coles faces court in Melbourne over 'Down Down' discounts. The ACCC says prices were raised before being advertised as cheaper. See what it means for shoppers.

    #ColesCourtCase, #ACCC, #ConsumerLaw, #SupermarketPrices, #MelbourneNews

    newsletter.tf/coles-down-down-

  34. Coles Faces Court Over Alleged Misleading Discounts Amidst Cost of Living Concerns

    Coles is in court accused of tricking shoppers with fake discounts. This case happens when people worry about prices going up. It could cost Coles a lot of money.

    #Coles, #ACCC, #FakeDiscounts, #CostOfLiving, #Australia

    newsletter.tf/coles-court-fake

  35. Coles Faces Court Over Alleged Misleading Discounts Amidst Cost of Living Concerns

    Coles is in court accused of tricking shoppers with fake discounts. This case happens when people worry about prices going up. It could cost Coles a lot of money.

    #Coles, #ACCC, #FakeDiscounts, #CostOfLiving, #Australia

    newsletter.tf/coles-court-fake