"He who holds the data holds the power ... that inequity had to be looked at."
"Otherwise our very smart and pretty astute supermarkets will just walk around us, as they have done in the past,"Mr Bennett said.
"Coles and its suppliers have faced significant increases in costs like electricity, rent, insurances, wages, transport, and other costs essential for running a supermarket,"they said.
"I notice the chain stores have grown their profitability ... we are receiving less money for our product then we got five or 10 years ago so I just don't know how that works."
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