As Australia grapples with a supermarket monopoly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hopes the expansion of this Emirati “hypermarket” might bring in some competition.
Colesworth vs Lulu?
As Australia grapples with a supermarket monopoly, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese hopes the expansion of this Emirati “hypermarket” might bring in some competition.
Colesworth vs Lulu?
There have been rumours about Lidl moving here for years now as well. I’m not against more competitors, but if another one joins I’d have 6 major supermarkets (Coles, Woolworths, Drakes, Foodland, ALDI, Lulu/Lidl/???) to choose from, plus smaller stores like NQR, IGA and all the local independents. I feel like it would just dilute the non-Colesworth share of the market further, leading to the closure of one or several of those smaller chains.
Foodland is just an IGA franchisee. Also it only operates in South Australia, and Drakes is only SA and Queensland.
You’re right about diluting the market though. I think Albo is just too scared to actually regulate Colesworth. I’m kind of sick of him being so milquetoast, especially now that Labor have such an overwhelming majority.
Well yes, I live in Adelaide. That’s why I talked about what I’d have to choose from, not all Australians.