Supermarket Monsters: The Price of Coles and Woolworths' Dominance (Redback Quarterly)
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Rating | : | 4.86 (936 Votes) |
Asin | : | B00RSMXFYG |
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Number of Pages | : | 134 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2016-12-20 |
Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Down, down …In hardware, petrol, general merchandise and liquor, and above all in groceries, Coles and Woolworths jointly rule Australia’s retail landscape. Knox reveals the unavoidable and often intimidating tactics both companies use to get their way. In return for cheap milk and bread, he argues, we as consumers are risking much more: quality, diversity and community.‘Supermarket Monsters is a valuable primer on the hidden costs of our supermarket duopoly’ —the AgeMalcolm Knox is a former literary editor of the Sydney Morning Herald and has won
"A thoroughly researched volume that sheds light on the behaviour" according to Kathryn McArthur. A thoroughly researched volume that sheds light on the behaviour conducted by Australia's two biggest retailers. I found myself romping through it page after page. It certainly gives pause to where to spend our grocery dollars.