Archive of all Groceries Code Adjudicator articles – Page 10
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NewsGCA calls off 'drop and drive' investigation threat
The adjudicator has instead written to the three supermarkets accused of breaching the code
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Analysis & FeaturesAre those green shoots at Asda or is it all inflation?
There are encouraging signs of improvement for Asda under CEO Sean Clarke, but the patient is still in recovery
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Comment & OpinionThe CMA should not allow retailers to be vague and dismissive about code breaches
News that supplier complaints about possible breaches by Asda have shot up in the past year, doesn’t tell the whole story, at least it took the reporting process seriously … unlike some supermarkets
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NewsAsda sees big increase in alleged code of practice breaches
The British Brands Group today published the official responses by retailers to the CMA over code compliance
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NewsTacon sent remedies in drop & drive furore
Supermarkets embroiled in a row over drop & drive charges have written to Christine Tacon setting out plans to respond
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NewsGCA review sees government looking beyond Tacon tenure
Government review found there had been an improvement in the behaviour of supermarkets, and wants to “establish a robust governance and assurance framework for the long term’
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Comment & OpinionWhere now for GSCOP?
David Sables reflects on the GCA conference and says there’s still more CCOs can do to reassure suppliers
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Comment & OpinionHow the Adjudicator has changed grocery
The Groceries Code Adjudicator’s annual conference in Westminster carried additional significance this year
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Comment & OpinionIt's good to see Tacon reappointed, even if at the 13th hour
I was quite cynical when the Adjudicator started. A code of conduct has been in place since 2001
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Comment & OpinionTrain up and know the Code
If you manufacture a product sold on supermarket shelves today, at some point in the future you will be delisted, says Ged Futter of GSCOP.co.uk
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Analysis & FeaturesThe five main takeaways from the GCA conference
From Christine Tacon’s last-minute reappointment as Groceries Code Adjudicator to a revealing survey of suppliers
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NewsIceland hits back after coming bottom in GSCOP survey
Iceland result was a “surprise” to Adjudicator but the frozen food retailer also hit back over “bully boy” tactics from suppliers
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NewsSuppliers report 'dramatic' improvements in GCA compliance
Christine Tacon agrees one year extension to her role as report shows huge progress across key areas prioritised by the Groceries Code Adjudicator
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NewsTacon reads riot act to three mults over drop & drive
The unnamed trio have been accused by suppliers of unjustly deducting tens of millions for drop & drive discrepancies
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury’s blunderbuss review is also long overdue
There’s always been an air of smugness at Sainsbury’s about its ability to charge a slight premium
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator remit renewal nears deadline
Business minister Margot James had promised to publish the results of the review in the spring
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NewsMedia Bites 18 May: Nestlé, Co-op, Coca-Cola
Nestlé has been foiled once again in its long-running bid to trademark the shape of KitKat, its four-fingered wafer bar.
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NewsGCA supermarket survey attracts record supplier response
Adjudicator has received more than 1,400 responses since the survey launched in March, up 15% on last year
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NewsNFU calls for clear origin labelling in election manifesto
The union has also called for the GCA’s remit to be extended to the farming sector
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NewsThe fraud fight must be multi-faceted
Sir, It is important that Chris Elliott has a continuous voice in your magazine