Comments on: “A victory for supermarket consumers and competition in markets” http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/31/a-victory-for-supermarket-consumers-and-competition-in-markets/ hopping along the corridors of power Sat, 10 Jan 2009 03:29:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: katie http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/31/a-victory-for-supermarket-consumers-and-competition-in-markets/#comment-51366 katie Fri, 01 Aug 2008 01:56:44 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/31/a-victory-for-supermarket-consumers-and-competition-in-markets/#comment-51366 However, if you shop in areas with lower deciles, you'll find that the Warehouse does quite a bit of grocery trade. Say, suburbs or inner city areas with a lot of student flats or council housing. Oh, yeah, that doesn't apply so much in Auckland, does it? Banks sold all your council housing... However, if you shop in areas with lower deciles, you’ll find that the Warehouse does quite a bit of grocery trade. Say, suburbs or inner city areas with a lot of student flats or council housing.

Oh, yeah, that doesn’t apply so much in Auckland, does it? Banks sold all your council housing…

]]> By: Gerrit http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/31/a-victory-for-supermarket-consumers-and-competition-in-markets/#comment-51320 Gerrit Thu, 31 Jul 2008 09:18:58 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/31/a-victory-for-supermarket-consumers-and-competition-in-markets/#comment-51320 I think that after this decision, the Warehouse will pull out of retail food sales. While giving it a good go I dont think the numbers stack up for them. This is based on watching the Sylvia Park Warehouse store were very little food shipping is done compared with the Foodtown, Pack 'n Save supermarkets in the same shopping precinct. This is not a blow to duopolocy rather a strenghtning of it. I think that after this decision, the Warehouse will pull out of retail food sales. While giving it a good go I dont think the numbers stack up for them.

This is based on watching the Sylvia Park Warehouse store were very little food shipping is done compared with the Foodtown, Pack ‘n Save supermarkets in the same shopping precinct.

This is not a blow to duopolocy rather a strenghtning of it.

]]> By: StephenR http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/31/a-victory-for-supermarket-consumers-and-competition-in-markets/#comment-51282 StephenR Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:22:37 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/31/a-victory-for-supermarket-consumers-and-competition-in-markets/#comment-51282 "We now need to work to support small local grocers to build a sustainable business in their communities" What "work" would that involve..? 'Buy their stuff'? “We now need to work to support small local grocers to build a sustainable business in their communities”

What “work” would that involve..? ‘Buy their stuff’?

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