And so the Christmas decorations are already up in Woolworths and Coles, and I know Post shops will have their Christmas displays up by the end of the month.
Which brings me to the annual reminder of getting your parcels in as early as possible once again. If you have things to send overseas get them in pretty much in the next fortnight or so, interstate allow a couple of weeks if it isn’t an Express article (or if it’s headed to the Top End or Country WA). Personally I’m expecting a few days where it’s going to be hectic, but probably on a par with last year when it didn’t feel that busy compared to other years.
A class action suit has been filed against Coles and Woolworths, with the law firm predicting a range of payouts to Australian, from $200 to over $1,300.
Gerard Malouf & Partners has lodged the class action lawsuits against Australia’s largest supermarket chains, in response to recent findings by the ACCC.
The suit “aim to secure financial redress for Australians who may have been misled by the supposed discounts.”
Yeah but is that only cause Myer has called off the unveiling? When will these crackpots realise they aren’t winning any sympathy to their cause with this crap?
The 69th Myer Christmas windows opened at 7.30am today. There have been small scale protests outside the department store’s main entrance on Bourke Street Mall this morning, with more to come this afternoon.
Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin helped design this year’s windows, with the theme An Irwin’s Christmas Story.
Bunnings has interfered with the privacy of hundreds of thousands of customers by using facial recognition technology without gaining proper consent, the Privacy Commissioner has ruled.
Scott Taylor, founder of Praesidium Risk and Resilience, said the ruling by the Privacy Commissioner against Bunnings was out of touch. He said he had seen a massive spike in violence against retail frontline workers over the past four years.
my issue is not the use of Facial Recognition. its the fact nothing was signed telling customers that should they enter facial recognition tech would be used on them.
I expect facial recognition tech at places like casinos and sports stadiums but at a hardware store? not really. Tell me its happening and let me make a decision, don’t hide it
Clemenger senior copywriter Ellie Dunn said the goal was to create something that would “cut through” and get families’ attention.
Dunn said the ending was the trickiest part in the scripting phase.
“There were lots of different versions, including Humbug getting gifted Christmas lights then using them to spell out a Christmas expletive,” she said.
“In the end, the combat boots were the perfect combination of a sellable gift with a dark twist.”
The TV commercial was filmed at a cul-de-sac at Belrose in Sydney.
The bill will ensure penalties for treating suppliers poorly in breach of the code and not merely a cost of doing business.
Also in the bill, the ACCC will be notified of every merger in the supermarket sector and will be provided with $30 million in funding to crack down on deceptive pricing practices.
This is now starting to bite. Just went to Woolworths and the worst hit areas are chilled and frozen. About 80% of Frozen was out of stock. No IceCreams be it a stick or tub.
I only got about half the shop and went to Coles after.
