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Australian court finds grocery giant Coles misled shoppers over discounts
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.
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theage.com.au
Coles to face fines ‘in the hundreds of millions’ after discounts ruled a sham
In a landmark decision, Justice Michael O’Bryan found the discounts were based on previous prices that were offered for too short a period to be considered real.
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news.com.au
‘Misleading’: Coles loses Down Down fight
Coles engaged in “misleading” marketing through its Down Down campaign, offering discounts that an ordinary consumer would not believe were genuine, a judge has ruled.
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sbs.com.au
The 13 'Down Down' tickets behind Coles' court loss — and what the ruling could mean
Justice Michael O'Bryan found Coles had misled consumers in a judgment handed down on Thursday morning.
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afr.com
Coles lost ‘Down Down’ fight but won Canberra’s price gouging war
It is ironic that the supermarket giant has been found guilty of moving too fast to provide cost-of-living relief to shoppers at a time of rapid inflation.
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smh.com.au
Woolworths will be battening down the hatches after ACCC slays Coles’ false discounts
If battling Aussies were shopping for another reason to hate Australia’s supermarket duopoly, the competition watchdog has handed it to them on a platter.
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The eight-week gap that condemned Coles in dodgy discount case
Coles will have to take a judgment declaring it misled customers on the chin. But as a new wave of inflation approaches, could the decision have unintended consequences?
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theguardian.com
Coles put commercial interests above its customers – and was caught red-handed
Reputation of Australia’s big supermarkets takes another hit as federal court finds Coles misled shoppers by promoting fake discounts
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Coles used sham discount offers to trick shoppers, Federal Court rules
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission will seek a “substantial penalty” after the court ruled 13 products were sold at sham discounts.
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rnz.co.nz
Australian court finds grocery giant Coles misled shoppers over discounts
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.
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For retailers, the comforts of the Coles ruling are a legal mirage
The decision will embolden the ACCC and the silver lining of a predictable “12-week rule” is a hallucination. Legally, the case confirms the consumer is king.
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Coles court defeat won’t be a win for its customers
A landmark ruling on the supermarket’s sham discounts will force changes to promotions, ensuring budget buyers are likely to see fewer bargains.
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The messy task of calculating the harm Coles caused shoppers
A diabolical legal process is set to play out as huge teams of lawyers attempt to quantify damages that Coles may have to pay after its loss in court this week.