In the U.S. we've heard a lot about the way grocery chains and their suppliers have used #inflation to justify price increases that are disproprortionate to increases in costs.

This scheme in #Australia, between the two dominant grocery chains, is next-level corrupt. Suppliers are extorted when they try to pass on a price increase, and consumers pay for the supplier's increased price plus the extortion fee.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-02-19/coles-woolworths-supermarket-prices-profit-four-corners/103469300