Coles fined $10 million for misconduct

By Georgia Wilkins
Updated December 23 2014 - 2:13am, first published December 22 2014 - 2:50pm
The ACCC took Coles to court in October over claims it broke the law by engaging in unconscionable behaviour with five suppliers. Photo: Tony Ashby
The ACCC took Coles to court in October over claims it broke the law by engaging in unconscionable behaviour with five suppliers. Photo: Tony Ashby
The ACCC took Coles to court in October over claims it broke the law by engaging in unconscionable behaviour with five suppliers. Photo: Tony Ashby
The ACCC took Coles to court in October over claims it broke the law by engaging in unconscionable behaviour with five suppliers. Photo: Tony Ashby
The ACCC took Coles to court in October over claims it broke the law by engaging in unconscionable behaviour with five suppliers. Photo: Tony Ashby
The ACCC took Coles to court in October over claims it broke the law by engaging in unconscionable behaviour with five suppliers. Photo: Tony Ashby
The ACCC took Coles to court in October over claims it broke the law by engaging in unconscionable behaviour with five suppliers. Photo: Tony Ashby
The ACCC took Coles to court in October over claims it broke the law by engaging in unconscionable behaviour with five suppliers. Photo: Tony Ashby

Supermarket giant Coles has been ordered to pay $10 million in penalties for "serious, deliberate and repeated" misconduct towards suppliers that were in some cases in financial trouble.