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Plans for grocery commissioner well received
Economy

Plans for grocery commissioner well received

The new watchdog “will be a referee of the sector, keeping the supermarket duopoly honest and blowing the whistle where it suspects there is a problem”. 

Rebecca Howard 06 Jul 2022
Foodstuffs opening up to non-member retailers

Foodstuffs opening up to non-member retailers

According to Foodstuffs, for each dollar on the supermarket shelf, supplier costs make up 68 cents

Rebecca Howard 22 Jun 2022
Countdown invests $350m into 'big fridges'
Property

Countdown invests $350m into 'big fridges'

Australian-owned grocery chain Countdown has a pipeline of storage and distribution work valued at $350 million in NZ, even as government threatens to break up its duopoly with Foodstuffs.

Brent Melville 13 Jun 2022
Savor snaps up waterfront's HQ, former Ostro sites
Listed Companies

Savor snaps up waterfront's HQ, former Ostro sites

After struggling through Auckland lockdowns, the Savor hospitality group will add two new brands to a growing roster of top-class restaurants this year, including taking over a plum waterfront site.

Brent Melville 31 May 2022