The ACCC’s supermarket inquiry has uncovered concerning evidence about a Woolworths policy to hold undeveloped sites, according to Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh.
“Some of the concerns (are) that the major supermarkets are holding potential supermarket development sites for what they call strategic reasons,” Mr Leigh told Sky News Australia.
“In some cases, they’ve been holding sites for more than a decade.
“This means you get less competition in the market than you would otherwise.”
