Coles Less Competitive

ihbh on 06/12/2014 - 11:37

Coles have been very competitive with offers for me over the last year, but lately there are hardly any bargains. Also, Coles have introduced many homebrand goods, which are far more expensive than Aldi and less likely to have specials on them.

If Coles wants to maintain the momentum they built up in 2014, then they'd better get their act together in 2015.

Has anyone else experienced this?

PS: Woolworths is slightly out of the way for me, although very convenient new ones will open up soon which will give me even more choice.

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  • retiredfeline on 06/12/2014 - 11:39
    +2

    Most of their catalogue has always been boring for me, mostly junk food, and overpriced vitamins and personal care products. I buy only when they have specials on the things that I actually need.

    • ihbh on 06/12/2014 - 11:55
      +1

      Same here. I never touch the junk food and other overpriced items, even when they are discounted 50%.

  • PVA on 06/12/2014 - 12:02
    +2

    Woolies is exactly the same, actually worse I beleive with their Select Home Brand - too many time I go to buy my fav item, whether it's a mayonaise or a sauce, pasta whatever and it has been removed and replaced with select at not much less that a brand name.

    • retiredfeline on 06/12/2014 - 12:09
      +1

      Yeah. When I did one of their surveys for 500 points they asked me: 1. If Aldi mostly sold generic products. I ticked yes. 2. If Coles mostly sold generic products. I ticked yes, in all sincerity. Hahaha, some survey analyst is fuming over this backfire.

  • nephilim on 06/12/2014 - 12:26
    +6

    Worse is they keep putting the price up on things that are constantly on sale, $6 pack of steggles chicken is now 8.60? Packet of chips has gone from $3 to 4.40.. in 2 freakin years.
    We clearly are being forced to pay back the difference for sales when its not on sale.

  • snappy1234 on 06/12/2014 - 12:58
    +1

    Yep heaps of things jumped in price @ colesworth… even the shit from China

  • adamren on 06/12/2014 - 13:00
    +2

    Maybe they've noticed people stick to one store.

    Maybe Flybuys card holders get sucked in and keep shopping and overspending.

    Could that be why they aren't fighting as much over price as much anymore.

    I hate the $1 milk anyway, that's just stupid and bad for farmers. Far better off buying a2 milk anyway.

  • Cheeper on 06/12/2014 - 14:14
    +2

    I have noticed that coles have become very expensive, and woolworths are not far behind.
    We only get any good specials at colesworth now and do the bulk of our shop at aldi.
    Far far too greedy.

  • pennae on 06/12/2014 - 16:27
    +2

    I think it really depends on the store. The Coles closest to me has a great range of Asian food products and a fab bakery. The next closest has a tiny bakery section and even tinier fruit'n'veg - it's hardly worth visiting. And then there's a brand new super store / distribution centre the next suburb over which kind of freaks me out because it's designed for filling online orders and there's lots of staff running around with high tech trollies with computer screens! No worries about manoeuvring trollies through tiny aisles though - they're huge!

    The offers recently have been tied to fly buys and certain spend thresholds. Its working for me - I haven't been to Woolies for ages. But then again we don't have Aldi in WA just quite yet.

  • Moots on 06/12/2014 - 16:38
    +1

    In all honest I think between them both they are just price fixing, they are under investigation for the price of washing liquid and stuff like that, the "Fresh made bread" and the list goes on. Some weeks they both have the same specials, same pricing. How is that possible with 1500+ unique items….

  • Mysterious on 06/12/2014 - 18:40

    Because they have no competition now. Woolies and Coles are miles ahead of any supermarket. They run the show now. Until they start to see significant loss they'd begin being competitive again.

    Coles/Woolies are the NBA of basketball. Whos going to rival them?

  • pink on 06/12/2014 - 21:12
    +1

    I think Aldi is doing a good job. I shop there then do the reminder that I can't get from Aldi at Colesworth. My Colesworth shopping is essentially their half price specials (laundry liquid, dishwashing liquid, etc.).

    • ihbh on 06/12/2014 - 21:39
      +1

      Try the Aldi laundry liquid, dishwashing liquid, etc. and you'll never go back.

  • altomic on 06/12/2014 - 22:37

    they have been sending me some killer fly buys deals recently -e.g. spend $60 and get 2000 flybuys (which i redeem for $10)

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