Eliminating Supermarket Duopoly Could Hurt Australian Consumers: Productivity Commission

Eliminating Supermarket Duopoly Could Hurt Australian Consumers: Productivity Commission
Coles and Woolworths signs are seen outside a shopping centre in Melbourne, Australia, on May 25, 2015. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
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The Productivity Commission has warned that Australian consumers could be hit harder by the cost of living crisis if the government tears down Australia’s supermarket duopoly.

The warning comes as food prices surge and supermarket giants Coles and Woolworths report growing profits.

Alfred Bui
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Alfred Bui is an Australian reporter based in Melbourne and focuses on local and business news. He is a former small business owner and has two master’s degrees in business and business law. Contact him at [email protected].
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