UK: Co-op boss trumpets ethics in swipe at Asda
By: just-food.com | 14 October 2009
Peter Marks, chief executive of UK retailer The Co-operative Group, yesterday (13 October) took a swipe at claims from Asda that its rival is at the forefront of "democratic consumerism".
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Peter Marks, chief executive of UK retailer The Co-operative Group, yesterday (13 October) took a swipe at claims from Asda that its rival is at the forefront of "democratic consumerism".
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