Turning supermarkets into public utilities could be the solution to New Zealand's grocery problem
- Written by Robert Hamlin, Senior Lecturer in Marketing , University of Otago
Getty ImagesThe Commerce Commission’s report into New Zealand’s supermarket sector has been criticised for not going far enough to reduce food prices, but the answer to the current duopoly might lie in treating the sector as a public utility instead of a private industry.
When the commission’s report was released last week, many...
