The supermarket was found to hike prices on hundreds of goods then advertise discounts even though the discounted prices were higher than the earlier sale prices.
14 May 2026
Australian court finds grocery giant Coles misled shoppers over discounts
6:58 pm on 14 May 2026
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By Byron Kaye, Reuters
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