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Sep 8, 2026
speaker_0HOST
To understand why, we must look at our market for food.
speaker_0HOST
It i- it is dominated by two big players: Foodstuffs, who owns Pak'nSave, New World, and Four Square, and the other big player is, of course, Woolworths.
speaker_0HOST
Together, they control between 80 to 90% of the grocery market.
speaker_0HOST
They can set the prices as high as they like, and if you can't pay for it, you probably can't eat.
Sean FitzpatrickGUEST
You get...
Sean FitzpatrickGUEST
As, as the old stories about the little old lady down at the local Four Square, you know, telling Jonathan Davis that he kicked the ball too much.
Jason PineHOST
[laughs]
Sean FitzpatrickGUEST
Um, and all those, that's just, that's just part of it.
Sean FitzpatrickGUEST
Um, and you know, you talk to any touring team that comes to New Zealand, the South Africans, the Lions, they say that off the field is so intense.
Sean FitzpatrickGUEST
You get, as, as the old stories about the little old lady down at the local Four Square, you know, telling Jonathan Davis that he kicked the ball too much.
Jason PineHOST
[laughs]
Sean FitzpatrickGUEST
Um, and all those, that's just, that's just part of it.
Belinda RutherfordGUEST
... that's kind of why we were looking to expand.
Belinda RutherfordGUEST
I was, um, thinking, I already am very grateful to, uh, John and Annie at Four Square in Hamner.
Belinda RutherfordGUEST
They support me, and they supply, um, have my dozens in store and also in their deli, and they go through quite a few, which is great.
Belinda RutherfordGUEST
But, um, I was looking at going through into foodstuffs and, um, selling dozens that way.
Belinda RutherfordGUEST
... that's kind of why we were looking to expand.
Belinda RutherfordGUEST
I was, um, thinking, I already am very grateful to, uh, John and Annie at Four Square in Hamner.
Belinda RutherfordGUEST
They support me, and they supply, um, have my dozens in store and also in their deli, and they go through quite a few, which is great.
Belinda RutherfordGUEST
But, um, I was looking at going through into food stuffs and, um, selling dozens that way.
Dominic GeorgeHOST
But even more surprising, I didn't actually know this facial recognition technology is already being used in New Zealand.
Dominic GeorgeHOST
Bunnings has rolled it out across its network.
Dominic GeorgeHOST
Foodstuffs, which operates New, uh, New World, PAK'nSAVE, and Four Square, uh, has also implemented it at some locations.
Dominic GeorgeHOST
And Briscoes Group, which is behind, uh, obviously Briscoes and Rebel Sport, they've been running a year-long trial of the technology at, uh, their stores as well.