All Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) articles – Page 6
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News
Search for new GCA kicks off with government job ad
The BEIS said it wanted a candidate with “strong ambassadorial and advocacy skills”
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Analysis and Features
How regulators are trying to rein in e-commerce giants
The number of retailers governed by the Grocery Code Adjudicator rose to 13 last week
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News
Home Bargains to be policed by Groceries Code Adjudicator
The CMA found the retailer received around half its total turnover from grocery sales
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News
Amazon and Boots accused of ‘bully tactics’ over supplier fines
Major fmcg companies have accused the two of massive fines that would be outlawed under the GCA
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News
Christine Tacon urges government to stick with ‘collaborative’ GCA approach
Tacon was responding to a statutory review of the adjudicator role by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Analysis and Features
Tacon’s plans add to uncertainty over GCA’s future role
Can the supermarkets be trusted to self-police the Groceries Code?
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News
Apathy could lead to disappearance of Grocery Code Adjudicator role, suppliers warned
Adjudicator Christine Tacon this week announced she is to step down from the job in June next year
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Comment and Opinion
Letters: Prompt payment code, GSCOP and McDonald’s cuts plastic
Readers share their views on the week’s biggest storie, including our coverage of retailer payment terms and the future of GSCOP
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Comment and Opinion
Tacon’s exit announcement will surely make suppliers nervous
The Groceries Code Adjudicator plans to put systems in place at the retailers she polices
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News
Retailers to be given ‘self-policing’ GSCOP role as Adjudicator steps down
Christine Tacon confirmed she is to step down next year after seven years in the role
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Comment and Opinion
Christine Tacon could face plenty of flak in the BEIS review of the GCA
The results of her annual suppliers’ survey next week carry added weight
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News
Government appeals for views on GCA Christine Tacon’s effectiveness
Review was launched just days before Tacon is due to reveal the results of her latest supplier survey
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News
Waitrose and Ocado to sign up to supplier audit respite pledge
Of the original list of retailers overseen by GSCOP, only Sainsbury’s has yet to sign up to the agreement
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Comment and Opinion
Christine Tacon: suppliers can learn from retailers on payment terms
Retailers say code compliance has improved efficiency, says Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon
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Comment and Opinion
As next GCA league table looms, here's what suppliers need to look out for
Six years in, the GCA’s philosophy of ‘encouragement vs penalty’ has been a resounding success, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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News
B&M drops appeal against inclusion in Groceries Code remit
B&M and Ocado were added to the list of retailers covered by the Adjudicator in November
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News
Co-op targeting 200 franchise stores as like-for-likes grow
Group CEO Steve Murrells said the retailer could have 20 franchise stores by the end of the year
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Comment and Opinion
Why we must challenge international buying groups
IBGs offer enough support to claim their demands are a trade, rather than a raid, says David Sables
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Analysis and Features
What has the Co-op learned from its GSCOP breaches?
The GCA found it had not acted maliciously and engaged fully in the investigation process
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Comment and Opinion
GCA got the right result on Co-op code compliance breaches
The breaches found by the GCA cost suppliers hundreds of thousands of pounds. So why hasn’t the Co-op been fined for its behaviour?