Archive of all Groceries Code Adjudicator articles – Page 17
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NewsAnger 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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NewsAdjudicator 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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NewsCable 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 & FeaturesHow 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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NewsTacon 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 & OpinionAdjudicator 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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NewsSuppliers 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 & OpinionWhy not just outlaw the obviously unfair trading practices?
I’m often accused of emotive language when discussing the Groceries Code Adjudicator…
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NewsAdjudicator Christine Tacon to investigate pack and design fees
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has warned she is “warming up” for her first investigation – into packaging and…
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Analysis & FeaturesAdjudicator Christine Tacon on the challenges ahead
One year into her tenure, Christine Tacon has already achieved change with her payment backdating coup…
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NewsTacon claims breakthrough on ‘forensic auditing’
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has persuaded eight supermarkets to slash the time they backdate demands for money from six years to two.
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InterviewsGroceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon: One year in
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon speaks to The Grocer about her first year in the role, and a new pledge on ‘forensic auditing’ by eight major supermarkets.
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Analysis & FeaturesWill GCA's 1% sales fine be a real deterrent to supermarkets?
Suppliers like Christine Tacon’s idea, of course, but the devil is in the detail…
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Analysis & FeaturesChristine Tacon: exclusive interview with new GSCOP Adjudicator
For the full transcript of our exclusive interview with new Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon, click here…
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Comment & Opinion
One fine day
Competition minister Jo Swinson today gave MPs, industry bodies, action groups and pretty much everyone you care to mention (apart from the supermarkets, obviously) what they demanded…
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Comment & Opinion
Fine time for the Groceries Code Adjudicator
To fine or not to fine? It’s the debate that has raged all week over the power, of lack of it, which will be afforded to the incoming Groceries Code | Adjudicator.
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Dairymen: Views from the Top
As farmer protests throw the spotlight on supply chain relationships, we ask some of the industry’s leading lights…
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NewsAdjudicator plan confirmed in Queen’s Speech
Legislation creating the long-awaited Grocery Code Adjudicator will be introduced this Parliament.
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Retailers’ red tape victory tempered by GCA plans
On the same day BIS announced plans to reduce the burden on retailers with its bonfire of red tape, the government department came under major pressure to beef up the power of its proposed Groceries Code Adjudicator a move deeply unpopular with...
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NewsGive Adjudicator power to fine, demands Commons committee
Supermarkets could face fines if they fail to comply with the new grocery supply code after an influential parliamentary committee called for the powers of the Groceries Code Adjudicator to be extended.