TERRY MCCRANN

weren’t, further, “adjusting” to the “impact of a competitor continuity program”.

They were switching to

not some amorphous competitor, because it started handing out, what do you know, the heavier plastic bags for free. You chose not to follow. Hmm. We’ll see how that plays out.

The actual Woolies numbers didn’t quite make it to the “beautiful set” category; but they continued the very good signs coming out of the Banducci era. They remained, though, very beautiful for shoppers.

Australian food recorded the strongest sales growth in years – up 4.3 per cent. Most