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Briscoe expects 1st-half net profit of at least $46m
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Briscoe expects 1st-half net profit of at least $46m

Briscoe Group's first-half sales rose 22.6% with the Rebel Sports chain achieving slightly higher sales than the homewares chain.

Staff reporters 06 Aug 2021
Why Smiths City kept its name
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Why Smiths City kept its name

Now under the ownership of Colin Neal's Polar Capital, Smiths City has put on a fresh new face. Can it compete?

Supermarkets are sitting ducks for pro-competition regulation
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Cameron Bagrie: Supermarkets are sitting ducks for pro-competition regulation

Inflation is on the rise throughout the economy, making highly profitable and uncompetitive supermarkets an obvious target for government policy action.

Cameron Bagrie 30 Jul 2021
Supermarket split: chains could be forced to sell stores
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Supermarket split: chains could be forced to sell stores

Commerce Commission report says a new retailer to combat the current duopoly could be created with government support.

Rebecca Howard 29 Jul 2021