Briscoe Group's first-half sales rose 22.6% with the Rebel Sports chain achieving slightly higher sales than the homewares chain.
Now under the ownership of Colin Neal's Polar Capital, Smiths City has put on a fresh new face. Can it compete?
Inflation is on the rise throughout the economy, making highly profitable and uncompetitive supermarkets an obvious target for government policy action.
Commerce Commission report says a new retailer to combat the current duopoly could be created with government support.