Are supermarkets charging too much? This ‘three-limb test’ can help policymakers unpack the problem.
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The competition watchdog reported hearing ‘concerning’ reports from suppliers about being paid prices below the cost of production but having ‘little choice but to agree to highly unfavourable terms’.
Foodstuffs has applied to merge its North and South Island operations. But this move will only further concentrate market power and the biggest losers will be New Zealand consumers.
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Retail Academic Researcher, Business School, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Centre for Applied Energy Economics and Policy Research, Griffith University