Hi all,
I thought I would start a bit of a discussion relating to the current situation between major supermarkets and local suppliers. Hopefully it can create some awareness and share some perspectives.
Woollies and Coles are dominating their shelves with shitty self-branded stock at prices that local suppliers cannot feasibly match. If consumers continue to just grab the cheapest thing off the shelf, the local suppliers will be forced out of the market.
This would then allow Woollies and Coles to further dominate the market and jack up the prices due to a lack of competition. Some products are even being sold at a loss, or without profit, in order to deny the competition.
Everyone should make an effort to buy local and not support the supermarket chain brands. A couple of dollars more in your weekly shop can be used to save local suppliers and Australian business.
A prime example of this would be the local supermarket milk prices. The supermarkets are putting the squeeze onto local suppliers by selling milk at $1/L, and consumers are taking the bait. Once the WA suppliers such as Harvey Fresh and Pura are forced out of the market, you will see the prices of milk jacked up to generate profit again; except all profit will go to the supermarket chain rather than supplier.
Support Australian farmers....
Supermarkets hit back at 'supplier squeeze' claims - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)