The CEOs of Coles and Woolworths will next week face the Greens-led Senate inquiry into supermarket pricing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll have to answer for price gouging shoppers and putting the squeeze on farmers,\u201d Greens Economic Justice spokesperson and Committee chair Senator Nick McKim said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey\u2019ll have to explain how they are raking in billions in profits while millions of Australians are struggling to put food on the table.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPeople have spoken about skipping meals, being forced to dumpster dive and missing out on other essentials.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve heard from farmers and suppliers who have been sent to the wall because of Coles\u2019 and Woolworths\u2019 abuse of market power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s time for the CEOs to front the Senate and face the music.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey will need to explain why they are in denial of their market dominance and have fought any regulation that threatens their power over shoppers and farmers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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