Woolworths Ltd

Took me a while to find it, it's replaced the IGA that used to be there...I preferred the IGA and think the Coles up the road is better stocked

I was UTTERLY DEVASTATED when my local supermarket (IGA Renaissance - St Kilda) was replaced with a woeful Woolworths.
I have grieved about this loss ever since!

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission view at the time of the proposed change in January 2014: ACCC "preliminary view is that the proposed acquisition may result in a substantial lessening of competition as it would remove the only independent full-line supermarket in the local market" has borne ...read more

Woolworths took one of the best supermarkets in Australia, and turned it into one of the worst. Although they have kept many of the staff from the previous supermarket, they have removed all of the interesting, gourmet produce by small, niche, quality producers and replaced it with Woolworths brand stuff. So in the past, there would be excellent, interesting breads from artisan bread makers, sour dough, etc. Now there is Woolworths brand 'gourmet' bread. It says 'sour dough' on it, but when you read the ingredients, there is yeast! Anyone that knows anything about sourdough bread, knows that it is made from sourdough culture and contains no yeast. Just because Woolworths says something is 'gourmet' doesn't mean it is.
So because it is a small supermarket, with not much space, they have had to reduce the brand choice you would normally get in a Woolworths. So when ...read more

Lovely helpful staff and good produce overall. Unfortunately a lot of products are being replaced by brands owned by Woolworths. Apart from that management needs better security as many local shoppers now avoid shopping in the evenings as that is when the more troublesome element in the area manifests. No one wants to be hassled by these types.