#ANNOUNCEMENT a re-elected National government will pursue structural separation of Foodstuffs, with PAK'nSAVE as one supermarket chain and New World and Four Square as another.

Together with Woolworths, that would mean three major nationwide supermarket chains that have to compete for your weekly shop, not just two.

More competition means supermarkets have to fight harder for every customer, on price, specials, range and service. That is how you get a better deal at the checkout.

Independent analysis estimates it could leave households $200 to $1,320 a year better off, depending on their situation.

If the independent Commerce Commission confirms that separating Foodstuffs stacks up for shoppers, we'll make it happen, because you deserve a fair deal at the checkout.