Patrick Noone: former Costco NZ managing director on whether more grocery retailers would boost competition - Heather du Plessis-Allan Drive

A former supermarket leader agrees New Zealand's lacking competition.

The Government's aiming to put supermarkets that would improve competition up for being fast-tracked in new reforms.

It comes as the Minister of Finance confirms there's been talks with Costco to potentially expand across the country in the coming years.

Former Costco NZ managing director Patrick Noone says their West Auckland store's provided some savings.

"In that same precinct, we had Pak’nSave, we had Woolworths across the street and we were able to operate and be extremely competitive with the local market."

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