Major change coming for every Coles supermarket that will change the way you shop
- ?Coles will 削除する 2500 製品s
- ?Says move will make it easier for shoppers
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Coles?will cull the overlap of 類似の 製品s on its 棚上げにするs in a move it says is designed to 解放する／自由な up space for a wider 範囲 of items.
The supermarket 巨大（な） said an 概算の 2500 items will disappear from 蓄える／店s in coming months to 除去する 製品 duplication.
While Coles says this will 許す new 製品 lines, 供給者s have 以前 （刑事）被告 the chain of taking their 製品s off 棚上げにするs to '圧力 or punish them' and 最終的に give shoppers いっそう少なく choice.
Coles 長，指導者 of 操作／手術s and sustainability officer Anna Croft 発表するd 計画（する）s to 'rationalise' competing 製品s during?a 最近の 投資家 贈呈 day.
While Coles is yet to 明示する which 製品s will be 削除するd, Ms Croft gave the example of 13 basic （米）棚上げする／（英）提議する salts as an example of a 製品 申し込む／申し出ing that could be culled.
'We don't need those. We might go to five and we might 追加する three different types of salt in to give 顧客s more choice,' she said.
Also on the chopping 封鎖する is haircare, with one 主要な brand 現在／一般に sold in six different sizes.
Even with two years of 近づいている rationalisation, the remaining 製品 範囲 would still 越える what Coles 申し込む／申し出d in 2019, によれば Ms Croft.?
An 概算の 2500 items is 始める，決める to disappear from Coles 蓄える／店s to 除去する 製品 duplication
'But we're reinvesting in the 部類s in the space that makes the most 量 of difference to 顧客s,' Ms Croft explained.
'This is about 除去するing duplication but 追加するing choice.'
Coles will bring in US 管理／経営 顧問s Bain to help 器具／実施する the 削減s.
The Australian Food and Grocery 会議, which 代表するs 卸売業者s, has 以前 told the Australian 競争 and 消費者 （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限 that supermarkets use the 脅し of 製品 除去 to squeeze 利ざやs on 供給者s.
'A supermarket's 脅し to delist can result in 商業の detriment for the 供給者,' the 会議 said.
'While 供給者s can recommend a 小売 price, the supermarkets 最終的に 支配（する）／統制する the shelf price.'
The 会議 said the 推論する／理由 supermarkets delisted 製品s was 'not transparent and 広範囲にわたって open to 解釈／通訳'.
Coles has 否定するd moves to 減ずる the numbers of items in its 製品 範囲s will 傷つける 供給者s
'The AFGC is aware of 非常に／多数の 事例／患者s in which the supermarkets have raised shelf prices, resulting in a 拒絶する／低下する in sales, then 始めるd discussions on delisting the 製品 unless they are 供給するd with その上の fina ncial support such as 増加するd 利ざや or 付加 昇進／宣伝s,' the 会議 said.?
'In such 事例／患者s, the 供給者 is commercially 害（を与える）d by a 決定／判定勝ち（する） made 独立して by the supermarket regarding its shelf price.'
A Coles spokesperson said the company 目的（とする）d to build strong, collaborative 関係s with their 供給者s.
'Coles takes 同意／服従 with Australian 消費者 法律 very 本気で, and we place 広大な／多数の／重要な 強調 on building 信用 with all of our stakeholders, 特に our 顧客s, team and 供給者s,' they said.
Coles are yet to 明らかにする／漏らす which 製品 範囲s will be 特に 衝撃d
'We 持つ／拘留する 正規の／正選手 listening 開会／開廷／会期s with our 顧客s and work with our 供給者s to tailor our 範囲s to 会合，会う our 顧客s' needs, 除去するing duplication of 製品s to make it easier for them to find 製品s that 控訴 their 予算s.'
The 連邦の 政府 last year ordered the ACCC to 始める，決める up an 調査 into the pricing practices of the supermarkets.
The 調査, which is looking into 関係 between 卸売, 含むing farmgate and 小売 prices, is 予定 to be 手渡すd to the 連邦の 政府 すぐに.
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