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Planning laws, not land banking, block grocery-sector entrants in New Zealand, report finds

By Saloni Sinha ( August 8, 2025, 07:14 GMT | Insight) -- Supermarket giants Foodstuffs North Island, Foodstuffs South Island and Woolworths New Zealand face little disruption from new entrants, not because of the once-suspected issue of land banking, but because of restrictive planning laws, a government report found. In its latest Annual Grocery Report published by the New Zealand Commerce Commission this week, the country’s grocery commissioner found that the large retailers continued to hold 82 percent of the market, which remains unchanged since 2023. Supermarket giants Foodstuffs North Island, Foodstuffs South Island and Woolworths New Zealand face little disruption from new entrants, not because of the once-suspected issue of land banking, but because of restrictive planning laws, a government report has found....

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