Supermarket break-up: Is it warranted or is land the real barrier to competition? – Richard Prebble

PremiumOpinionRichard Prebble is a former Labour Party minister and Act Party leader. ‌Why doesn't New Zealand have a third supermarket player? Photo / New York Times)Why doesn't New Zealand have a third supermarket player? Photo / New York Times)The supermarket is our greatest shared economic experience.Every week millions of New Zealanders push a trolley down the same aisles, buying much the same groceries, only to discover that the bill has climbed again. Inflation ceases to be an economic statistic when you watch a shopper quietly put a