date:Apr 12, 2013
eir market power in purchasing negotiations.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is investigating the issue while the main industry lobby group, the Australian Food and Grocery Council, is putting together a voluntary code of conduct.
Competition between Woolworths and Coles has intensified as the pair move into similar new areas including petrol and convenience stores, liquor and hardware.
Woolworths, which last year sold off its Dick Smith electronics chain and announced plan