Bottle shops have been tricky issue for Woolworths as well. It received a painful black eye last year for an earlier plan to build an alcohol mega store in Darwin close to a number of Indigenous ‘dry’ zones.
The retailer seemed painfully aware of its snafu and was fulsome in its apology. It commissioned a panel to report on the ultimately abandoned development,which found the company had failed to meet community expectations and fully consider the social and public impacts.
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That said,the supermarkets are in pole position to drive environmental improvements across their operations and market their brands as community-friendly.
Coles released its Sustainability Report on Tuesday,in which it outlined that it has donated the equivalent of 37.5 million meals to Aussies in need over the course of the 2022 financial year.
Its Coles’ highest ever annual total,up from 35 million meals a year earlier,and it’s brand gold.