British Retail Consortium (BRC) Director General, Stephen Robertson, has urged all politicians to seriously consider the impact of any grocery regulation, as the costs are ultimately borne by customers in the form of higher prices. His comments, at the Conservative Party’s Economic Summit last week, were in response to proposed changes to legislation in the wake of the inquiry into competition within the British grocery sector. The changes could include the introduction of an ombudsman to monitor... ...Read more »

Tesco has launched a legal challenge to one of the remedies recommended by the Competition Commission in its latest inquiry into the grocery sector. Like the ACCC, the competition watchdog in the UK recently carried out an inquiry into the state of competition in the grocery industry. The UK inquiry was undertaken due to concerns that the four largest retailers (Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons) may have too much influence in the marketplace. This concern was based on the fact... ...Read more »