National’s Foodstuffs break-up: How much shopper would save and supermarket profits would be dented, if all goes to plan

Jenée TibshraenyWellington Business Editor·NZ Herald·17 Sep, 2026 09:00 PM4 mins to read‌Tex Edwards, director of Monopoly Watch: National’s Foodstuffs split and Labour’s price-gouging plan put supermarket competition under the spotlight. Video / Herald NOW BusinessNational’s proposal to break up Foodstuffs is expected to save households between $3.85 and $25.38 a week by 2035, depending on how much grocery shopping they do.The figures are included in a cost-benefit analysis Sense Partners did for the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) in June.