Back in August, regular commenter poedgirl alerted us to the fact that items on sale in Coles didn’t always have unit pricing accurately indicated. It seems Coles might have become more efficient at that process, with specials now correctly showing unit pricing.
Unit pricing — specifying the cost of goods in terms of a single consistent measure — has been a legal requirement in Australia since December 2009, and the ACCC has promised to crack down on stores which don’t use it. However, there do still seem to be problems when it comes to specials.
Unit pricing — offering price information based on consistent units, such as per 100gm — has been compulsory since last December. The ACCC says that most larger supermarkets have adopted the regime well, but there’s room for improvement with online stores and some smaller supermarkets.
Unit pricing became law for most large supermarkets in December last year. But that still doesn’t mean that comparisons can always be made directly.
