Supermarket Goliaths prepare for OFT's sling

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Major supermarkets Safeway, Asda, Tesco and Sainsbury's are anticipating an unfavourable report from the Office of Fair Trading following investigations into their profitability. Labour peer Baroness Thornton has been appointed spokesperson for the four supermarkets prior to publication of the report, with the media having already criticised the supermarkets' for abusing their dominant position and operating a monopoly. Investigators initially sought to analyse the benefit to consumers of savings made via the supermarkets' deals with suppliers, but they also ultimately investigated land prices and planning issues.

Supermarkets and Other Grocery (except Convenience) Stores, Grocery stores, Supermarket Chains, ASDA, Investigations, Supermarkets, Tesco PLC, Safeway PLC, Unfair competition (Commerce), Unfair competition, J Sainsbury PLC, United Kingdom. Office of Fair Trading

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Prescott closes the door

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Developers and retailers fear UK Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (DETR) John Prescott will further restrict out of town development in order to encourage more development in town centres. Some observers suggest large developments will no longer be permitted. Others admit only one out of 14 planning appeals for grocery stores have been allowed in 1998. A DETR study suggests the government have not got a clear business development policy and is against new development. A second report points out planning laws are restricting business in the UK.

Administration of Urban Planning and Community and Rural Development, Urban Planning & Develop-Local, United Kingdom, Interpretation and construction, Laws, regulations and rules, Real estate development, City planning, Urban planning, United Kingdom. Department of the Environment, City planning and redevelopment law

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