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‘None of it strikes me as nefarious’: Judge puts ACCC’s Woolworths case to the test
A judge has again voiced doubts about the ACCC's misleading conduct case over Woolworths' 'Prices Dropped' campaign, probing counsel for the regulator at length on Thursday about how the claims stack up.
Woolworths manager says baby food ‘before’ price contingent on deal
A Woolworths manager has admitted he wouldn't have been content to sell Nestle's Ceralac at the advertised 'before' price of $6.50 in the absence of the product's listing on the supermarket chain's Prices Dropped program.
Woolworths exec denies price increases a ‘whistlestop’ before drops
A Woolworths executive facing cross-examination in the ACCC's case over alleged illusory discounts has denied that price increases were anything other than a reaction to inflation and a “tsunami” of supplier cost increase requests. 
Judge ‘troubled’ by ACCC’s case against Woolworths
Hearing the ACCC's opening remarks in its case against Woolworths over 'illusory' discounts, a judge has questioned if consumers would have descended into the level of analysis suggested by the regulator when shopping.
Woolworths next in line in ACCC’s ‘illusory discounts’ case
Trial begins Tuesday in the consumer regulator's case against Woolworths over alleged dodgy discounts, with the supermarket chain set to argue there was nothing phony about its 'Prices Dropped' campaign.
Court strikes out Google ad tech class action’s claims against Alphabet
A judge has struck out claims against Google’s parent company Alphabet in a class action alleging the digital giant abused its dominance in digital advertising, finding they were "ambiguous". 
Coles says discount policies justified at time of ‘dramatic’ inflation
Coles has told a court that its decision to change its discount policies was unsurprising during a period of significant inflation, denying claims by the ACCC that its ‘Down Down’ promotions were misleading.
Not Down Down, but Up Down: ACCC says Coles hiked prices before drop
Coles increased prices on hundreds of products only as part of a plan to later mark them with a ‘Down Down’ promotion, despite the price being lower only weeks before, the ACCC has argued.
Deli manager accepts Coles’ discount rules explain short-lived price hike
Another Coles manager has faced questioning in a case alleging the supermarket giant's 'Down Down' campaign was illusory, admitting the "only reason" for a four-week price jump on quince paste was to enable a discount. 
‘Not credible’: ACCC casts doubt over Coles’ claim of dog food discount
The ACCC has attacked the evidence at trial of a Coles manager who signed off on an alleged misleading discount on dog food, which was sold at a lower price just seven days earlier.