Supermarket duopoly loses appeal against alcohol restrictions

Supermarket duopoly loses appeal against alcohol restrictions
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Greg Hurrell
New Zealand’s supermarket duopoly has failed to convince the supreme court to overturn Auckland council's planned restrictions on selling alcohol, bringing to an end a multi-year journey through the NZ court system.The court rejected the appeals brought by Woolworths and Foodstuffs against an earlier court of appeal ruling in the council’s favour.Woolworths owns and operates the Countdown supermarket chain in NZ while Foodstuffs North Island owns the New World and Pak 'n Save brands. Both groups had objected to attempts...

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