All Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) articles – Page 15
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News
Suppliers could be 'forced to talk' to Adjudicator
Lawyers warned suppliers this week that Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon could be forced to “drag” food company …
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Analysis and Features
How safe is it for Tacon to strongarm Tesco's suppliers?
Christine Tacon has stated she will force suppliers to come forward and give evidence, but can this process be considered fair to suppliers, even if they want to complain?
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Comment and Opinion
Can the 'climate of fear' really change with new GCA powers?
The Tesco financial reporting misdemeanours have had fascinating repercussions…
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Comment and Opinion
A lot of comings and goings in the corridors of power
It’s almost two years since The Grocer put together its last ‘Power List’
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Analysis and Features
Power List 2015: 41-60
Including Christine Tacon, Paul Lindley, and Steve Murrells
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News
Tacon 'will force suppliers to give evidence against Tesco'
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon said this week she would not hesitate to force suppliers to give evidence again…
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News
Media Bites 6 February: Tesco, Andy Clarke, Rexam
Reaction to GCA’s probe of Tesco features heavily as Asda’s Andy Clarke questions Tesco turnaround strategy.
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Adjudicator Tacon announces Tesco inquiry
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon launches first ever inquiry after receiving evidence relating to Tesco’s dealings with suppliers
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Media Bites 2 February: Tesco, GCA, John Lewis
All the papers had John Allan closing in on the Tesco chairman role over the weekend after the withdrawal of Ian Cheshire from the process.
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News
Adjudicator Tacon will get power to fine supermarkets 1% of turnover
Government move to push powers through parliament comes just days after call in PMQs
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News
Call for Groceries Code Adjudicator powers to extend to dairy farmers
A group of MPs have urged the government to consider extending the remit of the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) to include dairy farmers and other small-scale producers.
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Comment and Opinion
GSCOP compliance is not under control within our system
The Tesco debacle has really brought supplier treatment to the top of the agenda…
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News
Anger as forensic audit saga drags on into next year
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has expressed her sympathy for suppliers angered by the length of time…
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News
Adjudicator calls for 'hard evidence' of code breaches
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has urged suppliers to come forward with “hard evidence” to allow her to investigate alleged breaches of the Code, in the wake of controversy over Tesco’s dealings with suppliers, running up to its £263m black hole.
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News
Cable expresses concern over Tesco's treatment of suppliers
Business secretary Vince Cable has expressed concern over Tesco’s treatment of suppliers in a move which will increase scrutiny on the criminal investigation into the circumstances leading up to the £263m black hole in its accounts
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Analysis and Features
How Tesco ran out of rabbits as it struggled to stem losses
A lot of tricks of the trade used by Tesco to extract money from suppliers are common practice. So where has it gone wrong?
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News
Tacon asks Tesco to look for breaches of Groceries Code
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has asked Tesco to examine its behaviour towards suppliers during the company’s internal review into the £250m overstatement of its profits.
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Comment and Opinion
Adjudicator Tacon should be heeded over forensic audits
The fact that so many retailers are blitzing the accounts before magnanimously stopping the practice is an outrage…
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News
Suppliers angry as retailers keep digging for old debts
The Grocer can reveal some retailers are still digging further back than the agreed two-year limit…
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Comment and Opinion
Why not just outlaw the obviously unfair trading practices?
I’m often accused of emotive language when discussing the Groceries Code Adjudicator…