Amanda Bardwell

"After signs of tentative improvement in customer sentiment towards the end of last year, persistent inflation and the prospects of interest rate rises have seen customers again prioritising ways to save."

"Sales momentum improved in [the second quarter] with strong eCommerce growth and improved in-store item trends."

"Like all businesses, we see increases in terms of wages, electricity, the general running costs of our business overall, but we've been very focused on productivity, looking for those opportunities to reduce the costs."

"Trading in the [current quarter] to date has been strong in Australian food; however, customers continued to be value-focused, shopping multiple retailers in a highly competitive environment."

"Trading in Q3 to date has been strong in Australian Food; however, customers continue to be value-focused, shopping multiple retailers in a highly competitive environment."