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Strong Support For Supermarket Breakup But Policy Short On Essential Detail

Sunday, 19 April 2026, 6:50 pm | Grocery Action Group

“It is in the best interests of all Kiwis that real and fair competition operates in the supermarket industry so that food and groceries are available at affordable prices,” Grocery Action Group chair Sue Chetwin said. More >>

Selling Up Supermarkets Report Long Overdue

Tuesday, 3 February 2026, 3:54 pm | Grocery Action Group

“Breaking up the entrenched duopoly and introducing competition is likely to be the single most effective course of action if New Zealanders are to see lower prices at the checkout, and see them quickly.” More >>

Fast-Track Planning For Supermarkets Not Enough To Bring Down Prices

Wednesday, 27 August 2025, 2:30 pm | Grocery Action Group

Grocery Action Group chair Sue Chetwin says as it stands, the duopoly held by Foodstuffs and Woolworths continues to stifle competition, restrict choice, and keep grocery prices unnecessarily high. More >>

No Good News For Consumers In Grocery Report

Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 5:05 pm | Grocery Action Group

The lack of competition is the key reason why New Zealanders are paying too much for their groceries, and in places where there is no competition the markups are even higher though overheads such as rent are often lower. More >>

Grocery Report Short On Good News For Consumers

Wednesday, 6 August 2025, 3:46 pm | Grocery Action Group

The lack of competition is the key reason why New Zealanders are paying too much for their groceries, and in places where there is no competition the markups are even higher though their overheads such as rent are often lower. More >>

Grocery Action Group Backs Consumer Price It Right Campaign

Tuesday, 22 July 2025, 10:22 am | Grocery Action Group

Every year, inaccurate pricing not only erodes consumer confidence but also places unnecessary and unfair financial strain on households nationwide. More >>

Supermarkets Slammed For Bad Behaviour

Thursday, 5 June 2025, 7:51 am | Grocery Action Group

Today’s report from the Commerce Commission slams the supermarket duopoly sector for the way it treats its suppliers by making unrealistic demands of them and asking them to wear costs the supermarkets should be covering. More >>

Action On Groceries Terrific News For Kiwis

Sunday, 30 March 2025, 3:13 pm | Grocery Action Group

Grocery Action welcomed the recognition from Willis that high grocery prices were a principle driver of the cost of living crisis facing many Kiwi families. More >>

Action On Supermarkets Welcomed

Wednesday, 26 March 2025, 9:07 am | Grocery Action Group

The Grocery Action Group supports any action that would bring fair prices for food for Kiwi consumers. More >>

GAG Welcomes Minister Willis Push For More Supermarket Competition

Thursday, 13 February 2025, 5:02 pm | Grocery Action Group

“Nevertheless this is the first plain indication the government is prepared to act over the lack of competition in the supermarket sector, “ Sue Chetwin said. More >>

Inaccurate Pricing Not The Only Misleading Issue With Our Supermarkets

Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 5:46 pm | Grocery Action Group

The Grocery Action Group (GAG) welcomes the Commerce Commission’s decision to bring criminal charges against Woolworths NZ, Pak’nSave Silverdale, and Pak’nSave Mill Street for alleged inaccurate pricing and misleading specials. “The supermarkets ... More >>

GST Excuse For Cripplingly High Supermarket Prices Won’t Wash

Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 4:02 pm | Grocery Action Group

What is vital for New Zealand’s future as a food producing nation, and for our government, is an answer as to why Kiwis pay nearly the highest prices in the world for food and groceries which several market studies have now confirmed,” Chetwin ... More >>

Stopping Foodstuffs Merger Offers Glimpse Of Hope For Competition

Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 6:22 pm | Grocery Action Group

If the merger had been approved, the existing duopoly’s stranglehold on our food and grocery budgets would have been total and irreversible. Suppliers would also have seen their access to consumers reduced even further More >>

Australia's Consumer Watch Dog Shows Way To Go To Lower Food And Grocery Prices

Sunday, 29 September 2024, 7:02 am | Grocery Action Group

“The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking their two big supermarkets to court over fake discounting,” said Sue Chetwin, GAG’s chair. “We urge our Commerce Commission to scrutinise our supermarkets in the same way ... More >>

Supermarkets Have To Come Clean On Who Owns Them - GAG

Monday, 16 September 2024, 1:44 am | Grocery Action Group

The proposed ‘merger’ is a matter of major public interest and the public deserves to know who and how they are owned. It’s also difficult to see what the South Island supermarket owners stand to get out of such a deal. More >>

Foodstuffs Fine Unfair To Consumers

Monday, 19 August 2024, 6:33 pm | Grocery Action Group

Whilst the decision served as a warning to supermarkets not to take part in anticompetitive conduct, the penalty hardly reflected the impact of a lack of competition for consumers. It was just a fraction of the $7.3 billion that could have been handed down under ... More >>