Interesting reading the article. Would be good to see the complete ACCC report.
I swear there’s a hole in the market here. A third option that was online-only with collection points/delivery services similar to Colesworth that undercut on price.
Startup costs would be massive, though not as much as trying to enter the market as a third retailer with physical stores in all the suburbs.
It could start with a few distribution nodes (warehouses) and grow out. Order online, go to warehouse to collect. The next step where you can distribute in more suburbs or deliver to homes is where it gets most difficult.
sola@aussie.zone 2 weeks ago
I diverge from common thoughts here. I don’t want my productivity going to prop up business lobby groups. Colesworth is the result of an economic system that cannot resolve the need for more efficiencies via economies of scale monopolies and the need for much competition to get an accurate price signal. No Australian party wants to tamper with the current economic system, so it was obvious this ACCC report was leading to nothing.
MisterFrog@aussie.zone 1 week ago
While a large part of the population is mislead about capitalism or benefitting from the system themselves, I think you’ll find your sentiments are shared by many. Especially here on Lemmy.
This system sucks.
But yeah, our media is so fully captured by corporate interests that any proposal tooooo socialist is promptly demonised.
Oh those profits from our minerals? Nahhhh the foreign companies deserve that. Can’t have a mining tax.
Breaking up monopolies? Nahhhh that’s practically communism (despite competition being part of capitalism’s rhetoric)
Big sad :(
At least Trump will likely secure us another term without an LNP majority government hehe