Coles has kept gaining on Woolworths in the supermarket wars, eclipsing its distracted arch-rival's quarterly sales growth.

Coles Group's supermarket sales revenue grew twice as fast as that of Woolworths in the first quarter of the financial year, although Woolworths remains the larger player.

Coles said on Thursday its supermarket sales were up 4.8 per cent to $9.97 billion in the 13 weeks to September 28.

In comparison, Woolworths' Australian retail sales grew by just 2.1 per cent to $13.9 billion in the 14 weeks to October 5.

Coles also took market share from Woolworths in 2024/25, with seven per cent sales growth compared to Woolworths' four per cent.

"The really pleasing feeling for us at the moment is that we've got strength in sales across the board," Coles Group chief executi

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