As part of our study we looked at a range of things including:

  • how retailers deal with their suppliers such as manufacturers, producers, farmers and growers
  • competition at the supplier level of the grocery market
  • who consumers buy groceries from and who supplies those retailers
  • competition between retailers when selling groceries to consumers
  • what retailers charge consumers for groceries and how they decide on their prices, as well as the associated levels of service, product ranges and quality of groceries.

On 24 September 2021, the Government extended the timeframe for the market study.

Full terms of reference for the study can be found here.

We have engaged with and gathered information from a wide range of stakeholders, including retailers, suppliers and consumers. Information relating to the study, including our draft report, external reports we commissioned for the study, submissions, and transcripts from our consultation conference, are available through the links below.

We published our final report on 8 March 2022. We found that competition is not working well for consumers in the retail grocery sector and recommended a suite of changes to increase competition and help improve the price, quality and range of groceries and services available to New Zealanders.

Learn more about the Government’s response to our market study

Media briefing live stream

We held a media briefing on our Market study into the retail grocery sector final report on Tuesday 8 March which was publicly available through live stream.

To watch the presentation click on the link below.

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