With the cost of many grocery items rising sharply Australians two main retailers Coles and Woolworths have had a fall from grace in the eyes of consumers, which has seen the retailers suffer a drop in a popularity similar to that of Elon Musk or Kanye West.
With the government monitoring supermarkets through the ACCC Stephen Hill asked RMIT Associate Professor Meg Atkins whether the mysterious causes of grocery inflation can be explained?
Image: Shutterstock Asset id: 1336876886 MELBOURNE – MAR 09 2019:Shoppers at Coles Supermarket.Coles has over 100,000 employees and, together with rival Woolworths, accounts for more than 80 per cent of the Australian market
Produced By: Stephen Hill
Featured In Story: Dr Meg Atkins, Associate Professor in Economics School of Economics, Finance and Marketing RMIT University
First aired on The Wire, Wednesday 1 July 2026