2022年9月1日

有機食品雜貨商Huckleberry和Woolworths新西蘭(WWNZ)宣布了WWNZ的第一個批發協議，向Huckleberry商店提供一係列食品雜貨，以更好的價格獲得更多的產品係列，這是Huckleberry的客戶的主要好處。哈克貝利已經從一個單一的小專賣店發展成為一個領先的健康和保健企業，在北島擁有四家有機雜貨店，以及一個蓬勃發展的電子商務網站。新東家2121集團於2022年2月接管了該業務，其使命是以更有競爭力的價格為客戶提供優質有機雜貨選擇。Huckleberry董事總經理郭達倫(Darren Guo)表示，政府推動超市開放批發渠道，正是他們開始對話所需的動力。“對任何人來說，吃有機食品都不應該是遙不可及的，這就是為什麼我們努力讓新西蘭購物者以最具競爭力的價格獲得他們想要的有機選擇。“與沃爾沃斯批發業務的合作對我們的客戶來說是一個巨大的勝利，因為我們可以以更好的價格獲得更廣泛的有機產品，這要歸功於它們的數量和規模。我們一直堅定地致力於生產來自新西蘭的產品和產品，加上現在我們可以添加來自世界各地的更多品種。郭達倫表示:“這正是這個行業和我們的客戶在高通脹時期所需要的。”Following the Commerce Commission’s market study into the retail grocery sector, and its final recommendations published in March, the government confirmed its expectation that the major supermarkets work to open up their wholesale channels. In June, WWNZ called for early expressions of interest from potential wholesale customers and has since also set up a new business, New Zealand Grocery Wholesale, to focus on understanding the demand for groceries through the wholesale channel, negotiating with suppliers on aspects like price, volume and supply, working to set up the systems needed, and getting the business up and running. Steve Sexton, WWNZ’s Director - NZ Grocery Wholesale and Local, said while the business isn’t able to provide wholesale supply at a large scale yet, getting this first agreement in place with a multi-store competitor like Huckleberry is important and shows WWNZ’s genuine commitment to encouraging more competition in New Zealand. "We’re really transparent about the fact that currently, the whole WWNZ business is set up to service our Countdown, SuperValue and FreshChoice stores. Starting a wholesale business and all the complexity that brings isn’t an easy task - but we’re determined to get there. We’ve been working hard to get this agreement in place and we are confident it will be the first of many. "We are a large retailer in the New Zealand market, but small by international standards, so we understand some of the frustrations that Huckleberry experiences in accessing range and good prices. We know that we’re in a better position to help provide that access than smaller NZ-based businesses, and we’re committed to doing that for the benefit of Kiwi consumers. "It’s going to need a bit of experimentation as we work through order quantities, demand, delivery and logistics, and test and learn so we can quickly scale for other wholesale customers in the future. We are currently in discussions with more than 50 retailers and other organisations who have reached out to us. The grocery sector is built around fast-moving goods and efficiency which does present challenges working with small, one-off retailers, but it’s our view that we can do this - and we’re giving it a really good shot to make a difference," says Steve Sexton. WWNZ’s New Zealand Grocery Wholesale business operates separately from Countdown, SuperValue and FreshChoice, with a different buying team having discussions with suppliers around products, supply and potential wholesale volumes. "The support from suppliers is critical for wholesale to be a success," says Steve Sexton. "The government has been really clear that it wants to see wholesale opening up so we’ve all got to play our part." All articles and comments on Voxy.co.nz have been submitted by our community of users. Please notify us if you believe an item on this site breaches our community guidelines .