Australia's second-biggest supermarket chain has reported a slight rise in annual profit and says the result was pleasing given a challenging economic environment that pushed up prices. Coles said it has entered the new financial year in a strong...

News /Dow Jones Newswires /Coles Maintains Pace of Supermarket Sales Growth Despite Rival's Campaign Coles Maintains Pace of Supermarket Sales Growth Despite Rival's Campaign 1 min read COL By David Winning SYDNEY--Coles said it has maintained the pace...

By David Winning SYDNEY--Coles said it has maintained the pace of sales growth in its supermarkets despite a short-lived hit from rival Woolworths's promotional campaign featuring collectible Disney characters. Coles said supermarket sales growth in...