Tim Dower: I'm not convinced wholesale will make a change in groceries competition

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jun 22, 2022 · 1m

Not sure how much of a difference these new wholesale channels are going to make to competition in the grocery sector.

My sense is that what it'll do, if anything, is maybe give the dairies a bit of a break and a chance to increase their margins a smidge.

But when it comes to the main weekly shop, that's still going to go to one of the big chains.

I slipped into one for a few tins of dog food and what have you yesterday walked out 186 bucks lighter, they've still got it pretty much sewn up.

Will wholesaling address the power imbalance in the grocery sector or just allow the incumbent duopoly…