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Night 'n Day: Yearly check-ups will keep supermarkets on notice, following the rules

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Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 31 May 2022, 7:21am
Photo / NZ Herald
Photo / NZ Herald

Night 'n Day: Yearly check-ups will keep supermarkets on notice, following the rules

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Tue, 31 May 2022, 7:21am

There is confidence the Government's moves to tackle the supermarket duopoly will increase competition.

It's matched 12 of the 14 Commerce Commission recommendations,  and gone further on two of them.

It's going to do annual competition checks on supermarkets instead of the report's suggested checks every three years.

Night 'n Day is our third biggest grocery retailer, and General Manager Matthew Lane told Kate Hawkesby the yearly check-ups make sense.

He says it will keep the supermarkets on notice, and ensure they're following the rules.

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