Grocery Code ‘It’s making a difference here in New Zealand’
Working with clients in New Zealand this week it has been amazing to see sales teams & buyers already embracing and using the ComCom Grocery Code of conduct. For those ‘out of towners’, the code here came into effect late last year with main focus to protect consumers from rising prices & suppliers receiving ‘beyond’ […]
Grocery Codes of Conduct work!
That’s the overall takeout from the latest numbers circulated by the Groceries Code Adjudicator in the UK this week.
Great progress on the Grocery Code of Conduct for Canada
Loblaw’s announcement of support last week marks a turning point for the Code of Conduct in Canada. Working over the past year with the forward-thinking Canadian suppliers to prepare for winning in a Code environment, I’ve witnessed open concern around Loblaw & Walmart’s lack of support.
Conduct Codes need Consequences
Learnings from global Grocery Code experience. Much has been written about the Australian Government Interim Review on Grocery retail buyer’s Code of Conduct, published April 2024. Discussions have covered issues like price-gouging and market concentration which, although important, are not directly related and risk overshadowing the debate on the Grocery Code in Australia. Focus must […]
