The supermarket giant said sales at its supermarkets had briefly moderated after its rival, Woolworths, launched the Ooshies range of collectible toys.

The results of Australia’s second-largest supermarket took a hit from its rival’s wildly popular collectables campaign. But Coles chief Leah Weckert says this was only temporary.

Coles chief executive Leah Weckert said it had been another consistent set of results for the supermarket that had been through multiple court proceedings.