Explainer: What small businesses need to know about ACCC merger reforms
Businesses planning a merger will need to seek Australian Competition and Consumer Commission approval under a new mandatory scheme.
Loyalty programs should encourage competition. The reality may be the opposite
Loyalty programs enable firms to offer significantly lower prices to some of their customers. You’d think this would encourage strong competition. But that isn’t always what actually happens.
Woolies wants food and grocery code extended to Bunnings, Amazon and Costco
Online retail giants Amazon, bulk goods store Costco, and hardware chains like Bunnings should be subject to a mandatory code of conduct, said Woolworths.
Emerson: Shield SMEs from supermarket “retribution”, encourage $5 million compensation payouts
An initial report by Dr Craig Emerson calls for the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct to be strengthened and made mandatory.
Competition taskforce turns attention to non-compete clauses
Businesses that level non-compete clauses on staff could be stifling the Australian economy, Competition Minister Andrew Leigh says, as the government's competition taskforce considers a crackdown on contract terms that limit worker mobility.
Allan Fels: Courts should have the power to break up big businesses that behave badly
Former ACCC chair professor Fels had also recommended such a power earlier this year in his report to the Australian Council of Trade Unions on price gouging and unfair pricing practices.
SMEs invited to have their say on the ACCC’s new VIP competition complaint system
Three business and consumer representative groups will have access to Australia's new and turbo-charged competition complaints system, according to a Treasury draft outlining the long-awaited scheme.
Baker’s Delight POS plan denied by ACCC over franchisee pricing concerns
A Baker's Delight plan to introduce new discount pricing tiers across its franchise network has been knocked back by the ACCC, which found the system could limit how individual traders respond to local market conditions.
Queensland launches inquiry into big four supermarkets over “outrageous prices”
The Queensland government has launched an inquiry to examine why climbing prices for fresh produce do not correlate with agricultural industry profits and whether consumers are being charged too much.
ACCC takes Noni B, Millers owner to court over delayed online orders
Mosaic owns apparel brands including Millers, Rockmans, Noni B, Rivers, Katies, Autograph, W Lane, Crossroads and Beme.
Basket case: ACCC calls on small businesses to share their views for supermarket competition inquiry
Does your business supply goods to Australia's major supermarkets, or does your independent grocery business compete with corporate giants? If so, the ACCC wants to hear from you for its inquiry into the supermarket sector.
Small suppliers face “diabolical choices” when dealing with supermarket giants: Ombudsman
After a Four Corners report on supermarket supplier pricing practices, the small business ombudsman says suppliers face "diabolical" choices.
