31-05-2022, 03:50 PM
Finally, we might see some changes. Not before time.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/31/whole...nsumer-nz/
"Opening up wholesale access to rivals of Countdown and Foodstuffs could be key in making the supermarket sector work better for New Zealanders, Consumer NZ's Gemma Rasmussen says.
On Monday, the Government announced a suite of changes to crack down on the duopoly in the hope people will eventually pay less at the checkout.
It came on the back of a Commerce Commission inquiry which found competition wasn't working well for consumers.
Rasmussen says “the message to the supermarkets is very clear that they need to play ball, and if wholesale access can be done right it means that we’ll have a basis for a very strong healthy competitive market."
https://www.1news.co.nz/2022/05/31/whole...nsumer-nz/
"Opening up wholesale access to rivals of Countdown and Foodstuffs could be key in making the supermarket sector work better for New Zealanders, Consumer NZ's Gemma Rasmussen says.
On Monday, the Government announced a suite of changes to crack down on the duopoly in the hope people will eventually pay less at the checkout.
It came on the back of a Commerce Commission inquiry which found competition wasn't working well for consumers.
Rasmussen says “the message to the supermarkets is very clear that they need to play ball, and if wholesale access can be done right it means that we’ll have a basis for a very strong healthy competitive market."
in order to be old & wise, you must first be young & stupid. (I'm still working on that.)