Tension rises over Woolworths’ $552 million PFD bid
Ombudsman says the deal would give Woolworths too much market power and set smaller competitors up to fail.
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Ombudsman says the deal would give Woolworths too much market power and set smaller competitors up to fail.
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A first of its kind ACCC class exemption will give small businesses and fuel retailers the ability to negotiate with suppliers as a group.
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AACS says a single domestic payments provider would diminish competition and increase costs for small businesses.
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Three of Australia’s leading independent food distribution organisations have joined forces to take on Woolworths’ planned expansion into the B2B market in a “David and Goliath” fight.
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The ACCC is reviewing Woolworths’ proposed acquisition of PFD Food Services.
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The ACCC is urging milk processors and dairy farmers to review their obligations under the Dairy Code. Under the code, which came into effect in January this year, dairy processors are required to publish standard form milk supply agreements to their websites by June 1. Co-ops, retailers and brokers who buy milk directly from farmers
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7-Eleven has been granted interim approval to work with franchisees to reduce trading hours or close stores amid a drop in customer demand due to COVID-19. The ACCC approved the move last week, as 7-Eleven own and operating stores in competition with its franchisees in some areas. ACCC chair Rod Sims said the move was
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The ACCC has put petrol retailers on notice, warning they should not use the slump in fuel prices as a chance to increase profits. The consumer watchdog is particularly focussed on regional areas, where it said lower prices have not been passed on to consumers. Global fuel prices hit a historic low this week
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As COVID-19 continues to impact daily life, consumers are increasingly turning towards convenience stores to source essentials. The Australasian Association of Convenience Stores (AACS) CEO Jeff Rogut said consumers were favouring convenience stores for shopping as they were hyper-local, easily accessible and typically less crowded than supermarkets. A recent survey, How shoppers are using convenience stores
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The ACCC has granted interim approval for Australia’s major oil refiners and the representative body for the industry, the Australian Institute of Petroleum (AIP) to work together to secure fuel supplies throughout Covid-19. The move, announced yesterday, was made to ensure there was a steady supply of fuel both throughout the pandemic and for once
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Consumers are finally beginning to see a drop in petrol prices, sparked by a sudden and drastic drop in global fuel demand. Incredibly, a petrol station in the south-west Sydney suburb Earlwood was selling E10 yesterday for just $0.49 cents per litre (cpl). Today’s average in Sydney is also promising, with the lowest price of
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The Council of Small Business Organisations Australia have taken aim at Coles and Woolworths, claiming the supermarket giants have been buying up food and essentials to warehouse. COSBOA CEO Peter Strong claimed the two dominant grocery players were harming competition by making it harder for small businesses to access products which were already at
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Hoaders attempting to sell their stockpile of hand sanitiser, toilet paper and other essential goods at inflated prices are having their ads pulled from eBay, Gumtree and Facebook. It come as supermarket shelves across Australia have been stripped of the now-premium goods, leaving many vulnerable people, including the elderly and health workers, unable to access
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