Colin Wright
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Scottish retailers blast booze cordoning plan
The Scottish Executive has unveiled plans to restrict areas where alcohol can be sold in supermarkets and convenience stores. Its consultation on licensing regulations, published this week, calls for sales of alcohol to be made only in...
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'Multiples not to blame'
Critics who say the big supermarkets' enormous buying power is putting suppliers out of business are barking up the wrong tree, according to British Retail Consortium boss Kevin Hawkins. In a staunch defence of his members, the BRC...
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Supermarkets are bullying Scots suppliers, inquiry told
Supermarkets north of the border are bullying suppliers into making lump sum payments and routinely selling products below cost in a bid to squeeze the competition, the Competition Commission heard in Edinburgh this week. The Commission...