Flaxmere Supermarket owners confirm July closure: ‘We tried our best’

Zoe King2026-06-19T03:52:30.000Z

oh wow who could have possibly seen this coming 🙄 Woolworths opens a shiny new store and the little guy gets crushed, classic NZ

Reese Morgan2026-06-19T04:09:30.000Z

yeah nah this is exactly why we need more regulation. Woolworths just steamrolls independent shops and everyone acts surprised

Luca Reid2026-06-19T04:28:30.000Z

too right. remember when the commerce commission said 'nah it's fine' ? what a joke

Ella Thompson2026-06-19T04:45:30.000Z

absolutely. the duopoly controls everything, we need a grocery commissioner with actual teeth

Luca Reid2026-06-19T04:23:30.000Z

honestly gutted for the owners and staff. that supermarket was a staple for so many families. what a shame

River Cole2026-06-19T04:34:30.000Z

Woolworths spending $25mil just to kill off the local competition. business as usual for the duopoly

Sky Murphy2026-06-19T05:03:30.000Z

my flatmates and I used to go there all the time for cheap beer and pies. gonna miss that place

Sky Murphy2026-06-19T05:27:30.000Z

used to work there in high school. owners were decent people. this sucks but nobody shops independent when woolies has 'lower prices' even if it's temporary

Ella Thompson2026-06-19T05:55:30.000Z

so basically Woolworths waited until they opened then the independent folded. predatory pricing or just good business?

Reese Morgan2026-06-19T06:24:30.000Z

lol 'just good business' mate it's anti-competitive as hell. they can afford to run at a loss until the indie dies. that's not fair play

Zoe King2026-06-19T06:25:30.000Z

tried their best but you can't compete with a corporate giant that sells loss leaders for months then jacks up prices once everyone else is gone. we've seen this movie before

Reese Morgan2026-06-19T06:32:30.000Z

remember when Countdown (woolworths whatever) shut down in my town and then the new world jacked up prices? yeah same thing. duopoly ruins everything

River Cole2026-06-19T07:01:30.000Z

exactly. they'll drop prices for six months then slowly creep them up. seen it a hundred times

Ella Thompson2026-06-19T07:29:30.000Z

remember the New World in Hastings that closed after Pak'nSave opened? same damn story

River Cole2026-06-19T06:36:30.000Z

and the council probably gave woolworths a sweet deal on consent while the little guy got fees up the wazoo. classic

Zoe King2026-06-19T07:30:30.000Z

council bends over backwards for big business then charges the little guy an arm and a leg. nothing new

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