Hardware giant Bunnings has rejected calls from Woolworths to be included in the federal government's new supermarket code of conduct. The proposed rules would require grocery giants to follow a mandatory industry code when dealing with suppliers.
Hardware giant Bunnings has rebuffed suggestions it should be wrapped into the federal government’s tough new supermarket code of conduct . Bunnings has hit back at Woolworths over its calls to have the hardware giant swept into a regulatory crackdown on major supermarket chains.
Woolworths has called for other retailers, such as Bunnings, to be included in the Grocery Code of Conduct. Picture: NCA Newswire / Nicki Connolly “Because of this diversity, it would make the application of such a code quite difficult to apply, particularly given our commercial offer and exposure to the building and construction industry.”
Peak plant industry lobby Greenlife Industry Australia said it was disappointed the findings did not advocate for plant growers to be protected under a new code, pointing to Bunning’s 70 per cent market share of the retail horticulture sector. Dr Emerson said he would not rule out expanding the food and grocery code to include the hardware chain but resisted enforcing tougher regulations across a wider selection of businesses.
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