Alana Mitchelson
Prepare to be tempted at the checkout – Woolworths to target impulse buyers
Consumers will be forced to fight or give in to the temptation of purchasing enticing products such as snack foods at checkouts as Woolworths...
Weet-Bix v Weetabix: Cereal boxes destroyed in bitter dispute
More than 100 cereal boxes of the UK version of Weet-Bix – Weetabix – will be destroyed after a court found a New...
Why fake celebrity endorsement ads are so successful in scamming Australians
Fake ads scattered across social media feeds using the faces of well-known celebrities to flog products are on the rise, and experts warn...
Why upmarket organic produce does not always mean ‘healthier’, ‘better value’
As Australia’s growing appetite for natural produce infiltrates mainstream markets, consumers have been warned that the ‘organic’ label doesn’t necessarily adhere to...
Jargon made simple: How to speak … telco
If you’ve ever had internet or phone problems and received a frustratingly complex response from a telco provider filled with technical jargon, you’re not...
‘Absolutely not enough’: Dairy farmers welcome milk levy but more needed to end price wars
Australian farmers have welcomed a levy on home-brand milk in supermarkets but hope it marks the “beginning of the end” of the...
What is kombucha? Coca-Cola jumps on ‘healthy’ drink fad
Coca-Cola has bought out an Australian kombucha brand as it scrambles to repair its reputation amid the anti-sugar movement, but the evidence is yet...
Coles trials ban on trolleys at some checkouts
Coles is at the centre of more consumer outrage, after introducing a trial ban on trolleys at its self-serve checkouts. The supermarket...
‘I saw it coming’: Financial pressures blamed for strawberry sabotage
The strawberry needle sabotage was preceded by crushing financial pressures that left many farmers unable to sell this season’s oversupply of fruit, growers have revealed...
‘Healthy smoking’: Experts warn against the craze to vape vitamin supplements
The e-cigarette or ‘vaping’ craze has spawned a bizarre new product: the nicotine-free, vitamin-filled ‘nutrition inhaler’ – and experts warn it could...