Chris Quin: Foodstuffs North Island chief on setting up wholesale grocery service for rival retailers

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The second of the two major supermarket chains will set up a wholesale grocery service for rival retailers.It was one of the recommendations of the Commerce Commission report into the industry.Foodstuffs announced its plans yesterday with Woolworths announcing a similar move earlier this month.Foodstuffs North Island chief executive Chris Quin told Mike Hosking they've had a wholesale business for many years in the Gilmores brand.But he says this is a different requirement.Quin says they need to get different arrangements with suppliers in place, to understand what competing retailers actually need from them.LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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