Aldi wins best supermarket for seventh year
Canstar Blue’s annual supermarket satisfaction ratings have been released and show Aldi as the only supermarket to receive 5 stars for overall satisfaction.
Better harvest conditions see growers get back on top.
Better Harvesting conditions have seen most growers get back on top of their crops; however, we have seen a spike in rejections from Coffs Coast Growers in the last week.
Coles Kemp Creek Automated Distribution Centre opens
Coles Kemp Creek Automated Distribution Centre opens
Coles has officially opened its new Kemps Creek Automated Distribution Centre (ADC) in western Sydney, which is one of the largest and most productive in the world. Spanning 66,000 square meters, the center will service 229 stores in New South Wales and the ACT, processing over four million cartons weekly.
La Nina is forecast to stay “On Watch” for the next few months, a positive for Summer fruit production.
The El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) are currently in a “neutral” phase, meaning they’re not strongly affecting the weather right now. However, there’s a chance that La Niña, which can bring cooler and wetter conditions, might develop later this year.
Rain is expected until at least Wednesday, continuing the trend of a tough season for South East QLD and Northern NSW.
The last 24 hours have been very wet for the Northern Rivers, and it looks like it will continue for the next few days. The Coffs Coast has not seen as much rain, but it has still been significant with the last 24 hours in some areas, and it’s unlikely that we will see much of a harvest from outside growers until Thursday at the earliest.
Amazon is seeing massive customer growth vs their brick-and-mortar peers over the last 12 months.
As many retail brands face challenges in maintaining sales and attracting new customers amid the cost-of-living crisis, Amazon continues to defy this trend by expanding its annual customer base by 1.1 million people in the year leading up to June 2024, compared to the previous year.
Boomer cohort fuelling growth in luxury spending but also cutting back spending on other areas
Creditor Watch is forecasting that nearly one in 10 cafes, coffee shops and restaurants will go out of business in the next 12 months due to cut back in spending as cost-of-living pressures continue to mount for some households.
Coles growth in international foods
Coles has seen a trend of customers eating out less due to cost of living pressures, which has fuelled the growth of meals at home and also ‘fake-away’ where customers home cook takeaway options.
Volume drops week on week for all berry categories
The volume has dropped week on week for all berry categories; however, compared to the same week last year, Blueberries and Blackberries are up, but Strawberries and Raspberries are significantly behind.
