Gap between Foodstuffs and Woolworths grows as crackdown continues

Gap between Foodstuffs and Woolworths grows as crackdown continues
Woolworths New Zealand's operation is losing share. (Image: NZME)
Gregor Thompson
The divergence between the Foodstuffs co-operatives and Woolworths' market share and margin performance is growing amid the Government's crackdown on market concentration in the grocery sector.On Wednesday, the Commerce Commission (ComCom) released its second annual grocery report based on the 2024 financial statements of the companies.Though the share of regulated grocery retailers (RGRs), Foodstuffs North Island (FSNI), Foodstuffs South Island (FSSI) and Woolworths, was static year-on-year, the commission said that Woolworth's hol...

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