Friends of the Earth demands supermarket watchdog 'with teeth'
| Published: 6th May 2008 22:47 |
Friends of the Earth demands supermarket watchdog 'with teeth'
Friends of the Earth is demanding that the Competition Commission take tough action on supermarkets in the final report of its two year-long grocery market probe, to be released this Wednesday (29 April 2008).
Friends of the Earth's supermarket campaigner Sandra Bell said:
"We need a watchdog with teeth - the `big four' supermarkets have consistently been found guilty of treating their suppliers unfairly so it's time for the Competition Commission to act on their own evidence.
"Reports indicate that the Competition Commission is about to step in with some long-overdue support for our farmers, but it's shameful that their plans will do nothing to help the small shops on our dying high streets.
"The Commission's failure to understand the importance of independent shops makes it even more important that the Government now brings in strong planning policies for diverse and sustainable town centres."
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