Supermarket pricing, staffing, stock in govt spotlight

Sun, 29 Mar 2020

The government is keeping close tabs on the nation’s supermarket duopoly through the national lockdown and ministers will tomorrow discuss a range of topics facing the grocery chains. Pricing, staffing and stock levels are among issues that will be discussed before Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gives a more general update on supermarkets, she said at today’s daily media briefing.“It is something that we’re keeping a very watchful eye on every element - the amount of stock that people are seeing, the ability of supermarkets to restock, and...

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