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| Terms of reference |
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| Membership of the Committee |
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| Executive Summary |
(PDF 43KB) |
Market share
Market cap
Strengthening the Trade Practices Act
Retail Industry Ombudsman
Code of Conduct
Summary
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| Abbreviations |
(PDF 7KB) |
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| Recommendations |
(PDF 17KB) |
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| Chapter 1 - Reasons for the inquiry |
(PDF 31KB) |
Background
Previous inquiries
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| Chapter 2 - The retailing sector |
(PDF 117KB) |
Overview
Grocery retailing
Brief history
Present day market structure
The major chains
Woolworths
Coles
Franklins
The independent retailers
National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia
The wholesalers
Davids Limited
Australian Independent Wholesalers
Foodland Associated Limited
Differences between the major chains and the independent sector
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| Chapter 3 - Main contentions |
(PDF 101KB) |
Retailers
National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia (NARGA)
Other independent retailers
Woolworths
Coles
Franklins
Wholesalers
Davids Limited
Foodland Associated Limited
Primary producers
NSW Farmers Associated
South Australian Farmers Federation
Queensland Fruit and Vegetable Growers
Other organisations
Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia
Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association
Coalition Against Major Chain Dominance
Australia Consumers' Association
Consumer Food Network
Government organisations
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Office of Small Business
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| Chapter 4 - Market share |
(PDF 47KB) |
Market definition
National Association of Retail Grocers of Australia
Woolworths
Franklins
Coles
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Australian Bureau of Statistics
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| Chapter 5 - Use of market power |
(PDF 237KB) |
Background
Market cap
Divestiture
Creeping acquisitions
Manufacturers and trading terms
Primary producers and supply contracts
Capital
Rent
Electricity and EFTPOS
Access to new sites
Access to new product lines
Employment
Social impacts
Corporate benevolence
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| Chapter 6 - Misuse of Market Power |
(PDF 73KB) |
Predatory pricing
Unconscionable conduct
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| Chapter 7 - OECD Comparisons |
(PDF 97KB) |
Background
Concentration and regulation in OECD economies
Canada
United States
United Kingdom
France
Germany
Netherlands
Belgium
Scandinavia
Southern Europe
Japan
New Zealand
Overall regulations across OECD economies
Overall trends across OECD retailing sectors
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| Chapter 8 - The Future of the Retailing Sector |
(PDF 33KB) |
New entries
Wal-Mart
Aldi
Developments in Retailing
Petrol
Caltex
Mobil
Woolworths
Banking
Technological developments
Electronic Commerce and the Internet
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| Supplementary remarks to the report by Senator Andrew Murray: Australian Democrats |
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| Supplementary remarks to the report by Senator the Hon Ron Boswell: Leader of The National Party of Australia in the Senate |
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| Appendix 1 - Conduct of the Inquiry |
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| Appendix 2 - List of Submissions |
(PDF 61KB) |
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| Appendix 3 - List of Additional Information |
(PDF 13KB) |
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| Appendix 4 - Witnesses at Public Hearings |
(PDF 36KB) |
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| Appendix 5 - Australian Bureau of Statistics Special Data Service Report* |
(PDF 329KB) |
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| Appendix 6 - Time Line of Retail Grocery Trends |
(PDF 11KB) |
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| Appendix 7 - House of Representatives Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology - Report: Finding a balance towards fair trading in Australia, May 1997 - Recommendations |
(PDF 40KB) |
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| Appendix 8 - Productivity Commission - Draft Report: Impact of Competition Policy Reforms on Rural and Regional Australia, May 1999 - Comments relating to the retailing sector |
(PDF 19KB) |
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| Appendix 9 - Legislative Assembly of the Northern Territory Select Committee on Territory Prices - Report: Price, Quality and Choice: Striking a Fair Balance, Vol. 1, August 1999 Terms of Reference, Summary of Findings and Summary of Recommendations |
(PDF 37KB) |
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| Appendix 10 - Industrial Commission of NSW - Report upon matters relating to the Management, Control and Operations of General Chain Stores in NSW, August 1939 - Terms of Reference |
(PDF 10KB) |
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| Appendix 11 - Senate Select Committee on the Socio-Economic Consequences of the National Competition Policy - Terms of Reference and Executive Summary from the Interim Report: Competition Policy: Friend of Foe - Economic Surplus, Social Deficit?, August 1999 |
(PDF 29KB) |
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| Appendix 12 - Small Business and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission |
(PDF 24KB) |