Little Change in Supermarket Competition over Past Year, Commerce Commission Report Finds

Little change in supermarket competition over past year, Commerce Commission report finds

The major grocery retailers - Foodstuffs and Woolworths - still have 82 percent of the market, just 2 percent down from 2020.

Busted: Grocery giants still keeping their grip on your wallet

The Commerce Commission says Foodstuffs and Woolworths maintain a combined 82% market share. Despite sweeping regulatory changes, the finance minister admits results are frustratingly slow for Kiwis facing high grocery prices.

'Competition pressure not increasing': Watchdog warns supermarkets still too strong

The Commerce Commission’s most recent report on New Zealand’s highly concentrated grocery sector shows no meaningful change to weak competition, despite a...

FSNI Says Grocery Competition Evolves

According to Foodstuffs North Island (FSNI), the latest Annual Grocery Report reflects a sector that has continued to evolve, with growing competition in larger...

Foodstuffs North Island says grocery competition continues to evolve

Foodstuffs North Island – the locally owned co-operative behind New World, PAK’nSAVE and Four Square stores – says the latest Annual Grocery Report reflects a sector that is continuing to evolve, with growing competition in larger centres and ongoing investment needed to support smaller communities. The Commerce Commission’s Annual Grocery Report notes continued progress across regulatory compliance and highlights areas for further improvement a…

ComCom releases state of grocery competition report

The Commerce Commission has released its third Annual Grocery Report and second supplier survey report, providing a temperature check of grocery competition and supplier sentiment. “The reports confirm what many Kiwi shoppers are feeling at the checkout – reforms need more time to bed in to see significant improvements in the market,” Grocery Commissioner Pierre van Heerden says. “The major supermarkets have kept hold of over 80% of the national…