Retail Focus
Food retailers tighten grip on market
A league table of the world’s top 250 retailers by turnover published recently by the US National Retail Federation reveals…
UK: OFT says referral due to land banks but CC can broaden investigation
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) told just-food this morning (15 May) that while its referral of the grocery sector…
UK: Tesco denies land bank accusations
The UK’s largest retailer Tesco has denied accusations that the supermarket chain stockpiles land and attaches restrictive agreements to its…
UK: Supermarket enquiry slated at bakers’ group meeting
The Office of Fair Trading’s decision to investigate the UK grocery sector means huge expense for the industry without providing…
Supermarket probe meets mixed reception
The UK Office of Fair Trading’s decision to put the supermarket sector under the microscope for the third time in…
UK: OFT refers grocery market to Competition Commission
The UK's Office of Fair Trading today (9 May) delivered its highly anticipated decision to refer the UK’s grocery retail…
UK: Suppliers say OFT should expand remit of supermarket probe
Farmers' unions including the NFU, NFUS, UFU and NFU Cymru have offered their support to the Office of Fair Trading’s…
UK: OFT to launch supermarket probe
Bowing to pressure from consumers, lobby groups and Members of Parliament, the Office of Fair Trading has today (10 March)…
UK: Another leak from the Small Shops Group
Yet another leak has suggested that the All Party Small Shops Group will call for the establishment of an independent…
UK: OFT may reopen grocery market inquiry – report
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading has reportedly indicated that it could reopen its inquiry into the UK grocery market.…