GCA publishes 2024/25 annual report
Read the GCA's latest annual report.
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During the year covered by the report, Code compliance across the sector improved. According to the GCA바카라 사이트™s 2025 annual survey, suppliers experienced fewer Code issues and the large retailers바카라 사이트™ average Code compliance also increased. Eight of the retailers improved perceptions of their compliance, including each of the five lowest scoring retailers from 2024.
The report covers the GCA바카라 사이트™s work during 2024/25 to prevent potential Code breaches and ensure that the 14 retailers treated their suppliers fairly and lawfully. The issues that the GCA tackled included ensuring:
- Suppliers are paid on time including by challenging issues with the retailers바카라 사이트™ goods-in processes. The proportion of suppliers reporting having experienced a delay in payments fell from 14% to 11% in the 2025 survey.
- Cost price increases and decreases are negotiated fairly. There was a drop from 16% to 14% in the proportion of suppliers highlighting issues with a retailer바카라 사이트™s handling of a request for a cost price increase.
- The large retailers are clearly communicating to suppliers about their change programmes, such as the introduction of new systems to provide more accurate forecasts or improve goods-in processes.
The annual report fulfils the GCA바카라 사이트™s statutory reporting requirements, providing an update on its financial position.
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