26th October 2021 ComCom / SupermarketsBloomsberry and Co founder Giles Barker says supermarkets use promotional pricing to control suppliers, rather than just to deliver value to consumers.
22nd October 2021 ComCom / SupermarketsTex Edwards makes his case for a break-up of the duopoly, which he says controls all the vital infrastructure in the sector.
19th October 2021 Nosh / SupermarketsMore than four years after premium supermarket chain Nosh went under, the receivers have published their final report.
15th October 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsCountdown and Foodstuffs are supporting Super Saturday’s Vaxathon to help drive up the country’s vaccination rate.
14th October 2021 Four Candles / SupermarketsMore stores? Yes. Smashing NZ’s supermarket duopoly? Not us, says the new entrant’s co-founder, Chris Fisher.
14th October 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsFoodstuffs North Island, Countdown and Mainfreight are among more than 25 companies who have received the green light to introduce rapid antigen testing this month.
11th October 2021 Four Candles / SupermarketsFour Candles Food Market opened its Auckland store at 10 Constellation Drive, North Shore, over the weekend.
8th October 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsThe government is meeting business leaders today to discuss a rollout of rapid antigen tests to help keep workplaces safe.
8th October 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsDozens of grocery and supermarket stores have been listed this week as locations of interest in connection with the Delta outbreak in Auckland and Waikato.
5th October 2021 Speirs / SupermarketsLockdowns, lower demand for bulk products, and labour costs all eat into the supermarket salad supplier’s bottom line.
4th October 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsStores have reduced hours and shifted to level 3 protocols after parts of the region entered lockdown overnight.
29th September 2021 SupermarketsNew Zealand’s 4,000-plus owner-operated dairies and service stations are a way for both cheaper groceries, says the Dairy and Business Owners Group.
23rd September 2021 Supermarkets / SurveyAn overwhelming majority of consumers believe they pay too much for goods at supermarkets and the current duopoly should be split up, according to a survey commissioned by lobby group Monopoly Watch NZ.
20th September 2021 NZFGC / SupermarketsPrivate labels do more harm than good for both suppliers and consumers in highly concentrated markets, according to research commissioned by the NZFGC.
20th September 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsAdditional Auckland supermarkets, dairies and petrol stations have been added as locations of interest in connection with the Delta outbreak in Auckland.
16th September 2021 ComCom / SupermarketsFood firms want wide stakeholder buy-in to a code that provides a framework for behaviour and confidence for investment decisions.
14th September 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsThe latest update to Delta locations of interest in Auckland sees more supermarkets added to the Ministry of Health’s list.
13th September 2021 Farro Fresh / SupermarketsA swathe of supermarkets including Farro Mt Eden have been added to the Ministry of Health’s locations of interest in Auckland.
2nd September 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsAround 40 supermarkets have been added to the Ministry of Health’s list of locations of interest in connection with the current Delta outbreak.
1st September 2021 ComCom / SupermarketsFirst Union has highlighted centralised wage bargaining “as a key tool to constrain excess supermarket profitability and secure decent work for everyone in the supply chain,” in its submission to the Commerce Commission’s market study into the grocery sector.
30th August 2021 Countdown / SupermarketsRevenue was down 6% in FY21, although online sales jumped more than 30%.
30th August 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsThe government is in “really close contact” with the country’s supermarkets to support them through lockdown challenges, says PM Jacinda Ardern.
25th August 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsFour supermarkets have been added this morning to the list of locations of interest connected to the Delta outbreak.
24th August 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsThe supermarket group expects the number of staff affected to keep rising as locations of interest and close contact lists grow.
23rd August 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsDozens of stores have been affected with staff being relocated to cope with demand and to try and plug gaps caused by the Delta outbreak.
19th August 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsFoodstuffs is running a ‘no mask, no entry’ policy, whereas Countdown plans to avoid any potential conflict.
19th August 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsSupermarkets, restaurants, bars, and liquor stores are among dozens of locations visited by current Covid cases.
19th August 2021 Covid-19 / SupermarketsThe government is today expected to provide details on a move to bump supermarket workers up the vaccination priority list which would see jabs being given on-site.
17th August 2021 Covid-19 / Supermarkets“Keep calm, be kind,” says Countdown, as stores are inundated across the city.
2nd August 2021 Foodstuffs / SupermarketsSo, how much money did the largest supermarket group in NZ make in the year of Covid?
30th July 2021 ComCom / SupermarketsFoodstuffs disagrees with the Commerce Commission’s estimates of its profitability.
29th July 2021 ComCom / SupermarketsA third major player could be introduced to compete with Foodstuffs and Countdown, according to the strongest draft report recommendation.
29th July 2021 ComCom / SupermarketsThe introduction of a new, lower priced competitor into the grocery market would see shoppers abandon stalwarts Countdown and Foodstuffs in droves, according to one industry expert.
29th July 2021 ComCom / SupermarketsThe Commerce Commission backs a mandatory industry code of conduct and allowing suppliers to bargain collectively with supermarkets.
19th July 2021 Commerce Commission / SupermarketsA draft report as part of a year-long review of NZ’s highly concentrated grocery sector will be made public next Thursday morning.
17th June 2021 SupermarketsAustralia’s major supermarkets have been ‘red flagged’ by a new food tool which shows them offering bigger discounts on unhealthy foods more often and more prominently.
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