New Zealand: Supermarket giant ditches supplier conference after bullying claims (Competition Policy International)

Supermarket conglomerate Progressive Enterprises is reportedly planning to be a no-show at its suppliers’ annual conference following allegations that the supermarket bullied those suppliers with anticompetitive practices.

According to reports, Progressive, which runs the New Zealand-based Countdown supermarket chain, was accused of demanding retrospective payments from its suppliers and, if they …read more

Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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21st Century Competition. "New Zealand: Supermarket giant ditches supplier conference after bullying claims (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 10 August 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/08/new-zealand-supermarket-giant-ditches-supplier-conference-after-bullying-claims-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{New Zealand: Supermarket giant ditches supplier conference after bullying claims (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/08/new-zealand-supermarket-giant-ditches-supplier-conference-after-bullying-claims-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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