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Stop waiting for a foreign hero: NZ’s supermarket sector needs competition from within

New Zealand’s concentrated supermarket sector is back in the spotlight after Finance Minister Nicola Willis said she was open to offering “VIP treatment” to a third international player willing to create competition.

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The Foodstuffs merger is dead – but that still won’t fix NZ’s over-concentrated supermarket sector

Two of the dominant players in New Zealand’s supermarket sector – Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island – have failed in their quest to officially join forces.

The Conversation

Grocery reforms do nothing for cost of living, says early adopter Huckleberry

Organic grocer Huckleberry was first to sign up to a government-backed wholesale deal with the big supermarkets – but now says its expansion plans are cramped by economic and political uncertainty. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

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High-end grocery chain questioned, but 'not the subject of investigation'

It's hard to say whether there was sufficient evidence to warrant the Commerce Commission investigating specific claims of retailer pressure, says Food and Grocery Council boss Raewyn Bleakley.

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Three grocery suppliers cautioned for price-fixing, forcing online store's closure

The Commerce Commission has formally warned three groceries suppliers for demanding a small online store charge more than supermarkets. Its next step is fines of up to $10m. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

I bought air-freighted mangoes; if you don't approve, bite me!

The rain this summer is without precedent; the increase in local fruit and vege prices will be similarly unparalleled. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

Police investigate deep discounting of alcohol by Uber and supermarkets

Prosecutions of big retailers over discounts of up to 68 percent on alcohol, revealed by Newsroom, would be a groundbreaking test of the law on internet sales promotions.

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Rich Lister Olympian goes to ground in new row over his aggressive alcohol sales

Foodstuffs admits not one, but three of its Pak'nSave supermarkets were offloading short-dated beer – some at prices the Government calls 'irresponsible'. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

Pak'nSave's 67c beers are 'simply irresponsible'

Minister condemns supermarket's 'targeted and aggressive' marketing of $3.99 six-packs, amid calls to speed up review of Sale of Alcohol Act. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

Milking it: Retailers increase their margins on soaring food prices

From fertiliser to grow the grass on our dairy farms, through to supermarkets' profit margins, we investigate the different costs contributing to the $1 rise in a simple two-litre bottle of milk.

Newsroom.co.nz

The affluent community defying grocery competition woes

The Commerce Minister chooses the wrong scapegoat to demonstrate supermarkets' anti-competitive behaviour: Ponsonby locals are spoiled for choice when they go grocery shopping.

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