Woolworths New Zealand Statement Re: Commerce Commission Publications Today

Attributed to Woolworths New Zealand’s Interim Managing Director Pieter de Wet:

We know New Zealanders are facing cost of living pressures and our absolute priority is delivering great products, great prices and a fantastic shopping experience for our customers as well as building a meaningful wholesale business.

To do that, we work with over 1,400 local and international suppliers. We’re proud of our positive relationships with suppliers who consistently rank us as the best grocery retailer to do business with - including in today’s survey, and our own research.

If we don’t get it right with our suppliers, we can’t get it right for our customers either. There’s always room for improvement, and we’re talking to our suppliers all the time so we can keep doing better.

We support the Grocery Supply Code because we feel that consistent rules hold everyone to the same high standard and help businesses of all sizes to grow and succeed.

Wholesale is a new and fast evolving area for us. We’re building the best offering possible for the wider grocery industry and kiwi shoppers. In just three years we’ve developed a business which provides grocery products to more than 100 retail sites and we have over 60 customers using our service to provide more choices for shoppers. We’re working closely with suppliers and wholesale customers to further improve and develop our wholesale business.

We’ll now take the time to read the draft documents issued by the Commerce Commission in detail and will work constructively with the Commission through the submission process.

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