1950s - 2000s: New Zealand enjoys a diversity of supermarkets over the decades, from Price Chopper to Pak'N'Save to Super Value. 2002: Supermarket choices dwindle as larger players buy up smaller retailers, until the duopoly is officially born when Progressive and Woolworths merge. November 2020: The Commerce Commission launches a market study to see if competition is working well in the grocery sector. May 2022: Consumer NZ launches a petition for the government to go beyond the recommendations, which receives 78,000 signatures. July 2022: The Government indicates it will go further than Commerce Commission’s recommendations, with various measures underway to encourage healthier supermarket competition.

Source: Stuff September 02, 2022 15:37 UTC