Potential divestiture threat to Supermarket majors in Australian government Green Paper The Australian Federal Government is considering a range of reforms that would strengthen competition laws and regulation,...

Australian Competition Policy Review panel issues draft recommendations A comprehensive review of Australia’s competition laws and policies has been welcomed by industry bodies as ‘the most significant’...

A new Bill due to be introduced to the Australian Parliament next week by Independent MP Rob Oakeshott aims to strengthen rules about misuse of market power and curb the powers of Australia’s major supermarkets. Independent...

Coles managing director Ian McLeod has become vocal in the media circuit by responding quickly to criticisms of Coles by politicians, farmer and supplier groups, and newspaper commentators. Recent media...

An announcement that Premium Fresh – one of Tasmania’s largest vegetable growing operations – has entered into voluntary administration has sent shockwaves through the Australian horticultural...

The battle for supermarket shelf space is about to get even fiercer, with Australian supermarket chain Woolworths launching a major advertising campaign focussing on its private label products. Woolworth’s...

Speaking last night to the Law Society of NSW on the first anniversary of the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), the Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) ,  Mr Rod Sims, issued...

Coles Supermarket Group has issued guidelines to the buyers that it employs on ways to avoid engaging in conduct that might be considered ‘unconscionable’ in dealings when negotiating prices with suppliers...

The UK’s Conservative Party has pledged to set up a supermarket ombudsman in a bid to curb and outlaw abuses of power and unacceptable practices by retailers. Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference,...

The competition watchdog has today refuted claims that Coles and Woolworths exert too much dominance in Australia’s grocery sector. Graeme Samuel, Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer...