21st March 2024 Economy / WholesaleSeasonally adjusted gross domestic product fell 0.1% in the three months ended December, according to Stats NZ, driven by weak consumer spending and wholesale trade.
14th August 2023 Wholesale / WoolworthsWoolworths New Zealand’s newest wholesale agreement will see it supply groceries to National Retail Group’s KwikMart membership group.
21st July 2023 Wholesale / WoolworthsMetroMart is the latest retail brand to sign a wholesale agreement with grocery company Woolworths New Zealand.
23rd March 2023 Supermarkets / WholesaleSuppliers should retain control of where their products are sold as part of a reform of the grocery sector – although the same protection should be afford to the duopoly’s private label ranges.
21st March 2023 FSNI / WholesaleFoodstuffs North Island has delivered to its first external wholesale customer, Kennerley Gourmet Grocery.
2nd February 2023 Foodstuffs / WholesaleThe group wants more work to be done of the proposed grocery wholesale supply regulatory backstop, but stopped short of asking for it to be turfed out of proposed legislation like rival Woolworths.
1st February 2023 Wholesale / WoolworthsMD Spencer Sonn says the government should abandon the measure because of its “unintended consequences”.
25th January 2023 NZFGC / WholesaleFoodstuffs and Woolworths are being forced to set up independent wholesale divisions but suppliers should not be forced to take part, says the association.
24th January 2023 Wholesale / WoolworthsThe Countdown owner says resistance from a number of large global suppliers is putting the goal of the proposed wholesale regime at risk.
24th January 2023 The Warehouse / WholesaleThe new wholesaling regime should give customers access to a full range of products, even if suppliers have contracted out of the scheme, according to The Warehouse Group.
5th September 2022 Wholesale / WoolworthsThe boss of the group’s new wholesale entity lifts the lid on how it operates, the state of negotiations, and how Huckleberry got across the line.
25th August 2022 WholesaleThe Dairy and Business Owners’ Group has confirmed it is in talks with the duopoly to become a wholesale customer on behalf of its members.
12th July 2022 Foodstuffs / Wholesale“The first step of making this work is understanding the customer need from these retailers who aren’t co-op members,” says the co-op’s boss, Chris Quin.
5th July 2022 Supie / WholesaleFollowing a five month wholesale supply pilot, the online supermarket startup is looking for expressions of interest from retailers.
22nd June 2022 Foodstuffs / WholesaleThe co-op says differentiated cost pricing from suppliers will have to change to make wholesaling to external retailers work.
7th June 2022 Countdown / WholesaleThe grocery group wants to know who could be using its wholesale service so it can gauge demand, and get suppliers in line too.
8th February 2022 Service Foods / WholesaleThe purchased business will be consolidated into Service Foods’ new $36m Trentham DC.
2nd September 2021 Service Foods / WholesaleThe acquisitive wholesaler is considering bringing in a private investor or an IPO as it looks for long-term capital.
29th July 2021 ComCom / WholesaleSeparating NZ’s supermarket duopoly from wholesaler subsidiaries like Gilmours could help suppliers, says the Commerce Commission’s grocery sector draft report.
29th June 2021 Gilmours / WholesaleThe Foodstuffs subsidiary has filled a new senior role and is launching a revamped fresh food offering in a bid to become NZ’s top foodservice wholesaler.
