Supermarket owners are fighting back as they find themselves firmly in the sights of almost all political parties.

To recap, National and NZ First want to break up the Foodstuffs co-operative, while the Greens want to kickstart a government-owned supermarket.

Labour has announced plans to split Foodstuffs’ and Woolworths’ retail and wholesale arms, alongside measures to ban price gouging.

Now, a concerted campaign from Foodstuffs supermarket owners is underway.

Clare Gallagher from New World Kawerau joins The Front Page to discuss.

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