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![Foodstuffs’ grocers vote to merge its two co-ops](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Foodstuffs’ grocers vote to merge its two co-ops
The merger is still subject to Commerce Commission and High Court approval.
![The plant-based butter winning over more than vegans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
The plant-based butter winning over more than vegans
'Herbivore is not a poor cousin to bovine butter and is not only suitable for vegans.'
![More customers claim supermarkets overcharged them for underweight chicken](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
More customers claim supermarkets overcharged them for underweight chicken
Customers find packets are underweight by as much as 75g.
![Customer exposes free-range chicken's inflated price after New World store weighs packaging](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Customer exposes free-range chicken's inflated price after New World store weighs packaging
New World admits it has been charging customers for packaging and liquid.
![AI mistaking Māori woman as thief no surprise to experts](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
AI mistaking Māori woman as thief no surprise to experts
The woman was shopping at a Rotorua New World when she was asked to leave the store.
![From Foodstuffs North Island HQ to Goodman Property Trust's $250m Roma Rd estate](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
From Foodstuffs North Island HQ to Goodman Property Trust's $250m Roma Rd estate
Goodman Property Trust's chief executive James Spence speaks about their $250m Roma Rd estate. Video / Jason Oxenham
![Watchdog outlines case against proposed supermarket merger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Watchdog outlines case against proposed supermarket merger
Commerce Commission outlines objections to Foodstuffs merger, final decision to come.
![Authorities won't say what penalties supermarkets will face for breaching Easter trading laws](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Authorities won't say what penalties supermarkets will face for breaching Easter trading laws
The supermarkets involved will not disclose their earnings over the weekend.
![Wānaka supermarkets deliberately breach Easter trading laws, face $1000 fine](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Wānaka supermarkets deliberately breach Easter trading laws, face $1000 fine
Breaches of trading restrictions could result in fines of up to $1000.
![Stomach-churning discovery: Foodstuffs recalls garlic bread after rat foot claims](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Stomach-churning discovery: Foodstuffs recalls garlic bread after rat foot claims
The customer described plucking it from the mouth of her 10-month-old son.
!['Choking on their expensive Weet-Bix': Commerce Commission rejects Warehouse complaint](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Choking on their expensive Weet-Bix': Commerce Commission rejects Warehouse complaint
The Commerce Commission has dismissed its complaint.
![Foodstuffs to fund new intersection at site of future Pak’nSave Te Rapa](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Foodstuffs to fund new intersection at site of future Pak’nSave Te Rapa
Hamilton City Council gave the project the green light this week.
![Where new supermarkets have opened and might rise soon](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Where new supermarkets have opened and might rise soon
Where are new stores opening? One store shut in Flaxmere but that's been eclipsed.
![Opinion: Facial recognition can be a vital tool to help combat retail crime crisis](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Opinion: Facial recognition can be a vital tool to help combat retail crime crisis
OPINION: Foodstuffs' stores report over 500 breaches of trespass in just three months.
![Foodstuffs’ use of facial technology ‘a big red flag’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Foodstuffs’ use of facial technology ‘a big red flag’
OPINION: The 'big red flag' with Foodstuffs’ trial.
![New Grocery Action Group opposes Foodstuffs merger](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
New Grocery Action Group opposes Foodstuffs merger
Merger monstrous for hard-pressed shoppers, would reinforce 'duopoly', lobby group says.
![Ghost aisles: The soon-to-be closed supermarket that’s a shadow of what it once was](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ghost aisles: The soon-to-be closed supermarket that’s a shadow of what it once was
In its heyday it was 'driven by the community', now it's an eerie shopping experience.
!['Flawed': Supermarket giant takes Wellington City Council to court over cycleway](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Flawed': Supermarket giant takes Wellington City Council to court over cycleway
New World Thorndon is challenging the cycleway directly outside its entrance.
![Focus: Supermarket trolley locks installed as public backlash grows against dumpings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Focus: Supermarket trolley locks installed as public backlash grows against dumpings
Countdown has rolled out trolley locks at 12 undisclosed stores amid public backlash of dumping within communities. Video / NZ Herald
![Focus: Dozens of dumped trolleys cleaned up by West Aucklander](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Focus: Dozens of dumped trolleys cleaned up by West Aucklander
West Auckland resident Ethan Smith has been retrieving trolleys dumped in his local creek for months, and while some retailers have been grateful, he claims Countdown have shown no effort to curb the issue. Video / NZ Herald
![Dairy worker killed in stabbing, hit and run arrest & the supermarkets using facial ID | Focus Morning Bulletin 24 November, 2022](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Dairy worker killed in stabbing, hit and run arrest & the supermarkets using facial ID | Focus Morning Bulletin 24 November, 2022
Fatal dairy stabbing, man charged over hit and run and Kiwis asked to spend sensibly just a day before the biggest sales hit in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald