Supermarket shake-up policies score below 2 out of 5 in boardroom survey

New Zealand Herald · Tim McCready · 2026-10-24 23:00 UTC

National’s Foodstuffs separation proposal scored 1.83 out of 5 in the survey.

The boardroom is unconvinced

Respondents gave National’s proposal an average score of just 1.83 out of 5, where 1 was ‘not impressive’ and 5 was ‘very impressive’. More than half — 51% — gave it the lowest possible score of 1 out of 5.

“The Foodstuffs move seems to be driven more by the need to be seen to be doing something than by any strong rationale,” says a property sector director.

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