Many shoppers and some grocery producers may have high hopes for the market study into supermarket practices announced this week by the Government. Quite what that might mean was not spelled out by his press statement, although in a television interview he said if the industry practices were stopping competitors coming in, the Government could act. As he pointed out, many suspicions about supermarket behaviour arise from the fact we have two major players cornering most of the market. Food and Grocery Council chief executive Katherine Rich has been blunt about her members’ concerns, calling for a compulsory industry code of conduct to stop what she calls the ‘‘egregious behaviour’’ of rogues. She does not see it as a cure-all, but it could stop the worst behaviour.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 19, 2020 15:33 UTC