Maintain the rage!!

Ben posted this comment, as an addition to the Market Crusade blog... I like it and concur whole hearted with Ben.
Benny said...
I think description of the supermarket chains as "cold and heartless" don't nearly go far enough. Coles and Woolworths have a duopoly on Australian Grocery sales. 60% of milk sales and 50% of fresh fruit and veg are sold through these 2 stores that have a 40% share of the Australian retail dollar. These companies contract producers to supply them. They expect a 40 to 50% mark up on that product to go straight in to their pocket. What I think the average punter does not realise is that when these products are on special in Woolworths, their profit margin remains constant and the poor producer has to wear the discount or risk losing his contracts.Coles and Woolies bottle shops (Dan Murphy,BWS, etc etc) actually sell beer and wine cheaper than independent bottlo owners can source it wholesale!Why the tirade you may ask? Well you do save money in when you shop at Woolies, but at the same time, buy saving the money, you squeeze the already slender margins of the independent stores, increasing the strangle hold these heartless bastards all ready have on the Australian food market.Rise up, fellow foodies! Vote with your feet and wallets and boycott these vicious bullyboys who make Walmart look like schoolgirls (They only have 15% of the US Grocery market). Support your local independent butcher and veg shop, because they are by default subsidising the losses most producers are making by supplying the majors. Spread the word and the rage and boycott Coles and Woolies in all forms to support Australia's Farmers! Check out this website for more info http://www.ausfoodnews.com.au/2008/09/02/ex-woolworths-ceo-concerned-market-dominance-may-tarnish-food-production-future.html