The competition watchdog walked away from a structural break-up of the grocery sector four years ago. Has anything really changed?
How would store count, revenue, and market share balance out in a three-chain system?
Reaction to National’s proposed split of Foodstuffs into two retail chains has come thick and fast, with the policy labelled “concerning” and “chilling” by some, while cautiously welcomed by others.
Family-owned salad supplier Speirs Food has asked its secured lender to appoint a receiver to the loss-making business, calling time on the 50-year old operation.
Nation commits to pursuing the forced structural separation of Foodstuffs into two nationwide supermarket networks – but only if ComCom says it will work.
The Labour Party has unveiled an anti-price gouging policy aimed at penalising large commercial players that exploit dominant market positions to charge excessive consumer prices or squeeze supplier returns.
The plan, the fine print, and the exit ramps of National’s supermarket split explained.
New Zealand retail card spending fell 0.9% in August 2026, reversing July’s gains and missing forecasts as high living costs continue to constrain household budgets.
New Zealand consumer confidence rebounded in the September 2026 quarter, lifting 9.1 points to 89.5 following a three-year low in June.
The grocery group’s multi-year upgrade of of its lower North Island DC footprint comes with a $340m price tag.
The pace of cost increases from suppliers to supermarkets stayed flat in the last month, although renewed conflict in the Middle East means the outlook remains uncertain.
There is good news filtering out of the grocery aisles as consumers start to ease of the brakes and increase the number of products in baskets, according to the latest Grocery Market Overview.
