The ACCC has dealt a crushing blow to the big supermarkets and the property developers who rely on them to anchor new shopping centres.By blocking Coles’ expansion in Kalgoorlie, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is putting a brick on Coles and Woolworths’ store rollout programs and telling them to find another way to grow. It doesn’t want Coles and Woolworths to gain more market share.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
ACCC’s Coles ban is about much more than the price of spuds
By slamming the brakes on Coles’ Kalgoorlie play, the watchdog has shattered the growth playbook for supermarket giants and property developers alike.












