Australian watchdog rebukes Coles' narrow competition test for Kalgoorlie deal
By Saloni Sinha ( September 16, 2026, 07:19 GMT | Insight) -- Australia’s competition watchdog has challenged Coles Supermarkets Australia’s “narrow” approach to assessing whether its Kalgoorlie lease acquisition would substantially lessen competition under the 2010 Competition and Consumer Act. In its concise statement of contentions filed with the Australian Competition Tribunal published recently, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission said that Coles contended that a “greenfield expansion” should be presumed pro-competitive unless it is “predatory,” meaning a company sacrifices short-term profit and has sufficient market power to recoup those losses later.Australia’s competition watchdog has challenged Coles Supermarkets Australia’s “narrow” approach to assessing whether its Kalgoorlie lease acquisition would substantially lessen competition under the 2010 Competition and Consumer Act....
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