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submitted 3 days ago by Dave to c/politics

National has made a supermarket break-up a key part of its election pitch, proposing to sever Pak'nSave from New World in a bid to drive down grocery prices.

National's plan would turn the company into supermarket chains: Pak'nSave, New World/Four Square and Woolworths.

The breakup, however, would be contingent on a six-month review by the Commerce Commission into whether the split would leave shoppers better off.

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[-] Hal@piefed.nz 2 points 3 days ago

As per my other comment I'm not that convinced that breaking up the cooperative is the right move. How about forcing Woolworths to separate their supply, distribution, and retail operations into separate companies? At least Foodstuffs profits go back to local store owners where Woolworths is just some multinational corporation.

But you're right, I don't think we would be here without the last decade or two of investigations and complaints about the duopoly, with much of that pushed by the Greens.

[-] rimu@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago

Ah I hadn't twigged that they choose a cooperative instead of a multinational. Of course.

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