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Supermarket-sector divestiture powers being considered in New Zealand

By Saloni Sinha and James Panichi ( March 31, 2025, 04:52 GMT | Insight) -- New Zealand is asking domestic and foreign investors for advice on how it should remove barriers to market entry and inject competition into its duopolistic supermarket sector, with the government saying it’s exploring the option of “demerging” existing entities. In a speech, New Zealand Minister of Finance Nicola Willis also said that to enhance consumer outcomes, the government must ensure that at least one competitor enters or expands to operate at a national scale, challenging the current concentration in the supermarket sector.New Zealand is asking domestic and foreign investors for advice on how it should remove barriers to market entry and inject competition into its duopolistic supermarket sector, with the government saying it’s exploring the option of “demerging” existing businesses....

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