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“In 2025, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found that Coles Group and Woolworths Group were among the most profitable supermarket businesses compared with their international competitors.”

The claim matches the ACCC’s published 2025 conclusion. In its final supermarkets inquiry report, the regulator said Coles and Woolworths were among the most profitable supermarket businesses relative to international peers. The main caveat is that this was a comparative profitability finding, not a finding of price gouging or proof that every profitability metric was highest in the world.

“In 2025, after a year-long investigation involving more than 20,000 consumers, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission found that Australia's supermarket sector was not working effectively for consumers.”

Official ACCC sources support the key facts: the inquiry ran for about a year, drew input from more than 20,000 consumers, and concluded that competition and market features were delivering poor outcomes for shoppers. The claim slightly overstates the wording because the ACCC described problematic aspects of the sector rather than declaring the entire sector wholly ineffective.