UK: Tesco rapped over comparison ad
By: just-food.com | 29 July 2009
Tesco has been criticised by the UK's advertising watchdog for its "misleading" use of price comparison adverts.
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Tesco has been criticised by the UK's advertising watchdog for its "misleading" use of price comparison adverts.

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