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![Cartel ran 'virtually uninterrupted' for nearly 20 years](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cartel ran 'virtually uninterrupted' for nearly 20 years
Cleaner did a dirty deal, prices dropped by up to 30% after cartel arrangement broke down.
![$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
$150m+ investment: Where are eight new Foodstuffs North Island replacement supermarkets going?
Economic downturn didn't dent our food market: biggest owner expanding, replacing stores.
![Watchdog delays $116m Serato deal decision for sixth time after DJ software firm tries new arguments](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Watchdog delays $116m Serato deal decision for sixth time after DJ software firm tries new arguments
Are founders being denied an exit, the chance to fund other start-ups? Opponent says no.
![Pyramid scheme promoter Shelly Cullen cops a record $5.9m in fines and penalties](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Pyramid scheme promoter Shelly Cullen cops a record $5.9m in fines and penalties
Shelly Cullen has now been hit with a record $5.9m in fines and penalties.
![Foodstuffs faces High Court action over blocking rival supermarkets opening](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Foodstuffs faces High Court action over blocking rival supermarkets opening
Consumers the losers with land covenants, watchdog says.
![Arena Williams: Forget tax cuts, Kiwis overpay for their groceries every week](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Arena Williams: Forget tax cuts, Kiwis overpay for their groceries every week
OPINION: It's not in National's DNA to limit corporate power.
![Competition head-on: NZ's biggest new Pak'nSave rising beside rival Woolworths](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Competition head-on: NZ's biggest new Pak'nSave rising beside rival Woolworths
Newcomer makes a bold challenge, developing giant store right next door.
![Cameron Bagrie: Major changes means it's time to slay dragons](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Cameron Bagrie: Major changes means it's time to slay dragons
OPINION: The scale of a monstrous problem has become clearer of late.
![Politicians to have a crack at bank bosses and regulators via new competition inquiry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Politicians to have a crack at bank bosses and regulators via new competition inquiry
Inquiry to be broader than ComCom's study, including business and agricultural banking.
![Foodstuffs’ grocers vote to merge its two co-ops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Foodstuffs’ grocers vote to merge its two co-ops
The merger is still subject to Commerce Commission and High Court approval.
![New World MasterChef cookwear promo labelled 'big con job', taken to Disputes Tribunal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
New World MasterChef cookwear promo labelled 'big con job', taken to Disputes Tribunal
The supermarket chain ran out of free cookware, sparking outrage last year.
![Warnings about pyramid scammer's new investment scheme](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Warnings about pyramid scammer's new investment scheme
'I jump from scam to scam because I can,' absent promoter Shelly Cullen has said.
![Adrian Orr shares fiery 'letter to the editor' with bank bosses](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Adrian Orr shares fiery 'letter to the editor' with bank bosses
The Reserve Bank governor says criticism of bank capital rules 'needs to be called out'.
![ComCom issues warning to ferry operator after Cook Strait cancellations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
ComCom issues warning to ferry operator after Cook Strait cancellations
The watchdog says Bluebridge potentially misrepresented consumers’ rights to compensation.
!['Surcharge swindle': Are you getting ripped off when you tap-and-go?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Surcharge swindle': Are you getting ripped off when you tap-and-go?
The good news is that two possible fixes are in the works.
![Editorial: Commerce Commission job cuts should cause concern](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Editorial: Commerce Commission job cuts should cause concern
Between banks, supermarkets and petrol, more oversight is needed not less.
![Retailer Crackerjack fined for selling children’s nightware that breached fire safety label rules](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Retailer Crackerjack fined for selling children’s nightware that breached fire safety label rules
Prosecution followed inspection which found non-compliant sleepware in Napier store.
!['Utter red herring' - Adrian Orr responds as bank capital saga resumes](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
'Utter red herring' - Adrian Orr responds as bank capital saga resumes
Commerce Commission market study gives opponents of capital rules a platform.
![Tip Top results suggest Fonterra may be right to leave consumer retail to specialists](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Tip Top results suggest Fonterra may be right to leave consumer retail to specialists
The buyer of the beloved New Zealand icecream label sold by Fonterra is on a growth path.
![Check before you tap: Consumer warning over PayWave surcharges](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Check before you tap: Consumer warning over PayWave surcharges
The standard PayWave surcharge in New Zealand is 2.5 per cent of the price of a purchase.
![Why banks are more profitable in NZ than Aussie - is the RBNZ to blame?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=795)
Why banks are more profitable in NZ than Aussie - is the RBNZ to blame?
But the former RBNZ governor says the impact of capital rules shouldn't be overstated.