The country’s regulator found that Woolworths and Coles hiked the price of Oreos, Kleenex and other staples before cutting them to create “illusory” discounts.

Australia's consumer watchdog sued the Oceania country's two largest supermarkets on Monday, accusing Coles and Woolworths of misleading customers by misrepresenting hundreds of products as being discounted.

Australia's consumer watchdog is suing the country's two biggest supermarket chains, alleging they falsely claimed to have permanently dropped the prices of hundreds of items.

Australia's consumer watchdog sued the Oceania country's two largest supermarkets on Monday, accusing Coles and Woolworths of misleading customers by misrepresenting hundreds of products as being discounted.

Australia’s consumer watchdog has sued the country’s two largest supermarket chains Coles and Woolworths over accusations that they engaged in “illusory” discounting on hundreds of products ranging from Tim Tam biscuits to cat food.

Australia’s competition regulator said it is suing Woolworths and Coles, the country’s two largest grocery chains, for misleading customers with their discount pricing.

Investing.com-- Australia’s competition watchdog said it had initiated court proceedings against supermarket giants Woolworths Ltd (ASX:WOW) and Coles Group (OTC:CLEGF) Ltd (ASX:COL) over allegedly misleading consumers over price discounts.