Local competition ­ divestment of stores; flat pricing across regions; restricting some new sites to certain named supermarkets. Pricing ­ increasing transparency; no compulsion for national pricing but insistence on linkage between costs (as opposed to competition) and price; separation of grocery profits from other activities, eg petrol. Relations with suppliers ­ code of practice covering notice for change of terms, including promotions; prohibition of discrimination between suppliers based on ability to contribute to promotions. {{NEWS }}