Foodstuffs weighing appeal after ComCom releases full merger decision

Foodstuffs weighing appeal after ComCom releases full merger decision
Foodstuffs operates Pak'nSave, New World and Four Square stores, among others. (Image: Myjanne Jensen)
Gregor Thompson
The two Foodstuffs co-operatives have signalled they may appeal the Commerce Commission's decision to decline their merger. On Wednesday, ComCom released its 223-page determination to decline the merger of Foodstuffs North Island and Foodstuffs South Island.In response, Foodstuffs said the two co-operatives and their advisers would “closely review” the commission’s full reasoning “before deciding whether to appeal the decision or explore other options”.In making their decision, ComCom focused on how a pote...

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