Update: Woolworths increased prices of at least four ‘family staples’ during ‘Price Freeze’ promotion

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Exclusive: Analysis indicates cost of chicken fillets, potatoes and donuts rose during supermarket giant’s three-month promotion Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Woolworths raised prices for popular items – including a 33% mark up on chicken fillets – within days of promising to freeze prices on 300 “family staples” for three months to support customers with the cost of living. The report also notes that Pricing data, compiled by comparison website CW Scanner and provided to Guardian Australia, indicates the supermarket chain increasing the prices of at least four key products following starting the three-month “Price Freeze” promotion on 1 May.

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