April 03, 2005
Stores have suppliers by 'short and curlies'
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) urged supermarket suppliers yesterday to 'overcome their fear of complaining' after a two-year investigation by the competition watchdog found only two major breaches of the industry's code of practice.
Despite this minor wee problem, the OFT seems to have decided that retailers were treating their suppliers fairly... rather than continuing their investigation 'till they've actually figured out what is going on in the supermarket business...
Posted in: Dismay, Retail, Urban
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