Monday, August 27, 2007

How suppliers get the sharp end of the supermarkets’ hard sell (The Guardian, 25 Aug 2007, Page 19)

How suppliers get the sharp end of the supermarkets’ hard sell
Julia Finch City editor Explainer Code of conduct
The Guardian
25 Aug 2007

At last, it is said, competition watchdogs have found the “smoking gun” they have spent years hunting for: hard evidence that the big supermarkets use their muscle to bully suppliers and extract unreasonable price cuts. The Competition Commission,... read more...

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Tesco grasps nettle in garden centre chain race (The Business, 18 Aug 2007, Page 25)

Tesco grasps nettle in garden centre chain race
retail abigail townsend
The Business
18 Aug 2007

IT INVOLVED a bitter war of words between two retailing colossuses, but the battle for Dobbies Garden Centres has done little for shareholder value. Tesco, the supermarket giant, first made its �15 ($29, €22)- ashare move on Scotland-based Dobbies in... read more...

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Wal-Mart in India

Wal-Mart in India

The Wall Street Journal Europe
13 Aug 2007

America’s Wal-Mart and India’s Bharti are hoping to bring a dose of modernity to India’s retailing landscape, and good for them for trying. But it’s going to take a lot more than Wal-Mart’s legendary supply-chain management and margin-shaving acumen to... read more...