The Supermarket Sleuth

Dark stores make their appearance in New Zealand

The Supermarket world is changing to meet new ways of shopping, a significant store opens and Aldi introduces a  new app in Australia 

Meal kits are the new growth industry and we look at other trends

Australians and Kiwis are more and more time poor and find the kits so much quicker with no waste – but they come at a price!

Did suppliers force German newcomer out of Australia? Country's watchdog to investigate.

Why did Kaufland suddenly choose to exit Australia when it was well on the way to starting operations Down Under. Did it jump or was it pushed?

Alarming number of food recalls in Australia and which UK supermarket was the cheapest last year

Alarming number of food recalls in Australia and which UK supermarket was the cheapest last year

This week we look at what's been happening in Australia, New Zealand and the UK

Looking back and what's to come

Looking back at how Britain's supermarkets fared over Christmas and looking at the trends expected this year as well as a heads up for New Zealanders to expect insects in their supermarkets.

Global Trends and Christmas Hints

This week we’re looking at global and UK trends, moves to track the environmental impact of some regularly-purchased foods and some final tips for your Christmas food shopping.

New Zealand trails a personal mobile checkout, but will it be too tempting to thieves?

This week we reveal a new time saving trolley,we find our most famous cereal-maker is firing on all cylinders and someways to shop smarter at your supermarket this Christmas.

New Zealand sees its first dark supermarket, Australia's biggest supermarket chain faces court action and one of the UK's smaller supermarket groups may soon be seeking a new owner

This week we start in New Zealand, jump across the Tasman Sea to Australia and then head up to the UK.

Aussies say yes to new way of shopping

this week we learn that Australians approve of a new way of shopping,we find a stoush over sunblock in New Zealand and report a new move to do away with bottled water.

Catching up with the German discounters and what they're doing.

Catching up with the German discounters and what they're doing, new packaging for beer being trialled by Carlsberg and an Australian supermarket buys a winery.