All Convenience Store articles in 27 October 2007
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FWD: Report is good in parts
The Federation of Wholesale Distributors has called the CC Inquiry "a curate's egg - good in parts."
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Findings miss the point, says FSB
The Federation of Small Businesses says the Competition Commission's inquiry report ignores a huge reduction in consumer choice.
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It’s not over yet
Retailers can still influence the decisions of the Competition Commission Grocery Inquiry, which is due to publish its final report in May 2008.
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ACS Welcomes Step Forward in Grocery Market Inquiry
ACS (The Association of Convenience Stores), the voice of over 33,000 local shops, has responded to the Competition Commission’s (CC) Provisional Findings.
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Spar urges caution
Jerry Marwood, Managing Director, SPAR (UK) Ltd has responded cautiously to the Competition Commission’s Provisional Findings.
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Market needs regulation, says NFRN
The National Federation of Retail Newsagents (NFRN) says it is extremely surprised at the limited scope and absence of criticism on effects on smaller retailers in the Competition Commission's provisional findings.
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Inquiry is a report for the 1990s
The Rural Shops Alliance has responded to the competition Commission's grocery inquiry's preliminary findings.
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CC targets planning rules
The UK’s big four supermarkets could be forced to sell land that they own in areas where there are not enough different chains of retailers, the Competition Commission said this week.
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ACS concern over CC report
The Association of Convenience Stores has welcomed the Competition Commission’s Provisional Findings report, but warned that much more needed to be done to level competition on the grocery playing field.
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Commission turns its back on small stores
Independent retailers have been left reeling after the Competition Commission (CC) rejected almost every one of the sector’s concerns over the competitive advantage of the major supermarkets.