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A global shortage of the key ingredient cocoa is set to drive up prices in Australia.

The budget supermarket chain said it would open its doors in Townsville at 8.30am on Wednesday, November 22.

When Sonya McIntyre-Reid told friends and family she was not going to buy anything at all during the month of October, they were surprised.

Inside the store, lines were so long customers had to wait an hour to pay.

Hundreds of Coles and Woolworths workers represented by the Retail and Fast Food Workers Union (RAFFWU) have backed a two-hour stoppage from 10am on Saturday which will impact stores across Australia.

At least two people have been killed and six injured in a Bangkok shopping centre shooting, and a suspect is in custody, authorities say.

The cereal company in Australia behind Sultana Brown, Coco Pops and Crunch Nut is undergoing a name change, but shoppers won't notice any changes on the supermarket shelf.

Prices for rough diamonds have slumped as consumers shy away from luxury goods post COVID-19, but that doesn't mean shoppers will be paying less at the counter.

Here's a quick state-by-state guide of some of Australia's biggest retailers as to whether they will be open over the long weekend.

Coles Express service stations will start to be phased out around Australia as the chain's new owner replaces them with a fresh brand.

Roy Morgan has crowned Aldi Australia's best supermarket for the third year in a row.

It's the shopping app being discussed around the water cooler. Here's how it works.

Comparison website Finder browsed the aisles at Coles, Woolworths, and Aldi.

These are the first products of a new generation, and come with a host of new features.

The retail and tech behemoth is gearing up to move an avalanche of packages around the country this festive season.

The items affected by the recall have a best before date of August 13, 2024.

Officers responded to the store in Goodyear on Tuesday night and took possession of the skull, which was covered in spots and had its upper front teeth attached, plus a false eye in the left socket.

As Aussies continue to find more ways to tighten their purse strings amid the cost of living crunch, two of Australia's biggest rewards schemes are uniting to offer extra savings.

Sally James does her grocery shopping every Thursday and for 17 years she has meticulously recorded everything she buys. 

A new survey from a supermarket giant shows how the cost of living crunch is expanding.

Over the past month, complaints about fashion store Cosette have flooded the office of NSW Fair Trading

Coles and Woolworths have launched their Christmas range, with more products expected to be on the shelves by the end of next week.

A major deal could see the familiar sight of a Coles Express disappear from Australian servos.

Customers in select Woolworths stores across the country will begin to notice something a little different at the self-serve check-out.

Online sales of the team's iconic scarves have increased 26 times ahead of tonight's historic World Cup semi-finals.

But so far, only in three major cities and with "select" retailers.

Amber Worrick of Southfield said she bought the sealed Earthbound Farm spinach package earlier this week from a Meijer store.

From what we eat, to where we shop, the cost of living crunch is changing a lot of things - including the way we do our groceries.

A fashion brand which started at a Sydney market and has celebrity fans including the Princes of Wales, Beyonce and Kendall Jenner as been sold for over a billion dollars according to reports.

The Sydney-born company has been sold to a mystery Asian buyer, according to reports for $70m.

"There is a risk of choking or suffocation in young children, leading to severe injury or death if they swallow the released small plastic mirror."

A recall notice has been issued for a fire blanket sold at Supercheap Auto over fears it doesn't work.

Two of Australia's most recognisable retail brands are about to become even more closely linked through a merger creating one $10 billion discount giant.

Even as people struggle to cut back their spending, shops are working to lure them in for longer.

An urgent recall has been issued for a type of lollipop which comes with a novelty top.

A new online shopping tool claims to be able to guarantee you the best deal at the checkout using artificial intelligence.

Its supermarkets were formerly known as Woolworths, but rebranded in 2011.

Shoppers have been evacuated from a Westfield after a possible electrical fire broke out in a shop in Sydney's west.

Kmart's Port Adelaide store, located inside the Port Adelaide Plaza Shopping Centre, will close in the "coming months" as shoppers are directed to nearby stores.

"It's ordinary Australians who are copping it."

If you've been thinking something's been missing from the servo shelves lately, you're not wrong.

Bargain-hungry shoppers are being told to expect a flurry of big discount promotions over coming months as retailers battle it out for a dwindling pool of disposable income.

Woolworths says the tragic death of one of its distribution centre workers earlier this week is the reason behind supply shortages at some of its Sydney stores.

Some children's overalls have been recalled over a potential choking hazard.

One in three products containing button batteries sold in Australia aren't meeting mandatory safety standards, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has found.

Aussies who own a popular lamp sold at Kmart have been warned to immediately stop using the product as it's urgently recalled over electrocution fears.

Scanning shoppers in high-definition as they bag their items, the screens read "monitoring in progress" as they detect potential theft.

Eagle-eyed shoppers in one store will notice a sneaky change that marks a major move by the supermarket giant.

9news.com.au has taken to one of the country's major supermarkets to compare a grocery shop in 2022 with one from today.

The company made "false and misleading representations" on its website about the prices of add-on monitors, as well as in its so-called "strikethrough" prices.