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| Subject: OZschwitz watchdog accuses major retailers of misusing grocery code - go fuck your code, this is Capitalism Thu Sep 24, 2015 11:40 pm | |
| The competition watchdog claims it was acting in the best interests of suppliers and the "new spirit" of the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct when it named and shamed Woolworths and Aldi over their latest supply agreements.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and Woolworths are locked in a war of words over the supermarket chain's new supply contracts, which the competition regulator claims could be interpreted as "take it-or-leave-it documents" by suppliers.
But Woolworths hit back, saying the ACCC put out a press release only hours after contacting it with fresh concerns.
ACCC chair Rod Sims said the code was developed to establish good-faith negotiations between retailers and suppliers and to ensure suppliers weren't subject to random requests for money.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/retail/aldi-and-woolworths-accused-by-the-accc-of-misusing-grocery-code-20150924-gjtr7v.html#ixzz3mianbsmN |
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