ACCC blocks new Woolies store Woolworths has been blocked from opening a new store in Sydney's west due to fears it would give the supermarket giant a monopoly. If Woolworths were to open a supermarket at Glenmore Ridge, near Penrith, it would have operated the only three supermarkets in the area, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) said. "Woolworths already operates the only supermarket in the suburb of Glenmore Park, and it has the next closest supermarket located in the nearby suburb of South Penrith," ACCC Chairman Rod Sims said on Thursday. The Glenmore Ridge site represents the only opportunity for a competing supermarket to enter Glenmore Park in the foreseeable future, other than an ALDI that is due to open in 2014. The competition watchdog has therefore opposed Woolworths' proposed purchase of land at Glenmore Ridge. Comment is being sought from Woolworths. Meanwhile, the ACCC has also blocked US food giant Heinz's proposed purchase of rival Australian baby-food maker Rafferty's Garden. A merged Heinz/Rafferty's Garden would have accounted for about 80 per cent of the wet baby food market, and around 70 per cent of the infant cereals and snacks market, Mr Sims said. The merger would have been bad for consumers, with higher prices and reduced innovation in baby foods, he said.