NARGA Chairman John Cummings

Grocery Market Share

Submission: Competition and Consumer Legislation Amendment Bill 2010

by Ken on June 7, 2010

Submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Economics detailing NARGA’s concerns that the independent grocery sector is losing market share to the extent that their wholesaling and distribution networks will become unviable. Read More…

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Submission to Australian Bureau of Statistics – Review of the CPI

by Ken Henrick on March 3, 2010

Submission to Australian Bureau of Statistics to outline the links between the Consumer Price Index and the practical issues confronting the independent grocery sector. Download (Word Format)

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Current Issues in Australian Competition Policy – Creeping Acquisitions

19 February 2010

Australian consumers will be exposed to increasingly uncompetitive market sharing by the two largest supermarket chains if nothing is done to address current trends.  Download (Word format).

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Submission to Treasury – Unconscionable Conduct Issues Paper 2009

18 December 2009

To give affected parties the confidence to bring a complaint of unconscionable conduct to the attention of the regulator they need to be sure that their complaint is taken seriously, that it will be acted on and that they will not be left to the mercy of the aggressor should the regulator decide to investigate [...]

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Senate Submission – Inquiry into the Trade Practices Amendment (Guaranteed Lowest Prices – Blacktown Amendment) Bill 2009

6 September 2009

NARGA supports a competitive market for goods and services and believes that price discrimination legislation will assist with making the Australian marketplace more competitive. Read the full submission

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Submission to the Senate Economics References Committee Inquiry into the GroceryChoice Website

4 September 2009

NARGA submission to the Senate ERC Inquiry identifying problems with several aspects of the GroceryChoice website, including both methodological issues and seemingly arbitrary ‘regions’, as well the compliance costs to be borne by businesses and passed on to consumers. Read the Submission

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Submission to Treasury – Draft Unit Pricing Code

20 April 2009

NARGA submission to Treasury’s Competition and Consumer Policy Division, questioning whether the draft Unit Pricing Code actually delivers on its’ stated intentions, and highlighting a range of competition concerns related to the proposed Code. Download (Word format)

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Letter to ACCC Opposing Woolworths Acquisition of Macro Life Pty Ltd

27 March 2009

NARGA opposes the Woolworths acquisition of smaller format grocery chains. Having gained a major share of mall grocery market share, it is apparent they now intend to re-infest strip shopping centres. Download the letter (Word format)

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Submission – Creeping Acquisitions

4 July 2008

We use this submission to support the need to address the issue of ‘Creeping Acquisitions’ in our sector and in any other sector where market concentration is affecting competition. Our recent submissions to government and the ACCC have highlighted the fact that in the grocery sector, the two major players together have a share of [...]

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PricewaterhouseCoopers Report – Contribution of Grocery Retailers to the Australian Economy

11 February 2008

Get a copy of the PWC Report commissioned by NARGA: “The economic contribution of small to medium-sized grocery retailers to the Australian economy, with a particular focus on Western Australia” DOWNLOAD PWC REPORT (PDF, 1.58MB)

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