Competition Commission publishes grocery issues statement
The Competition Commission (CC) has today published an issues statement as part of its investigation into the market for the supply of groceries by retailers in the UK.
The issues statement identifies clearly for all interested parties the specific questions and areas the inquiry intends to examine. The CC has been asked to investigate if any features of this market prevent, restrict or distort competition and if so, what action might be taken to remedy these.
The full statement is available on the CC website and identifies a number of issues relating to competition including areas such as the supply chain, retail competition in local markets and the planning regime. The CC has also confirmed that it will not be considering wider policy issues such as the environmental impact of the grocery supply chain, the composition of the high street and its impact on communities, rural land usage or employment conditions in overseas suppliers.
Frontier (London) advises Tesco.
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