Groceries sector survey shows GCA action drove big improvements
Results of 2018 Groceries sector survey show strong progress and significant improvement by retailers following GCA involvement.
Increased scrutiny and intensive engagement from the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) is the common factor among all retailers identified by groceries suppliers as 2018바카라 사이트檚 biggest improvers.
The groceries sector survey 바카라 사이트� carried out by YouGov for the GCA - puts Tesco, Morrisons, Asda and the Co-operative at the top of the improvement table for Code compliance in a year of strong progress across all regulated retailers.
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The Adjudicator, Christine Tacon, said: 바카라 사이트淢y 2018 survey tells a very positive story and it is no coincidence that the four most-improved retailers this year have each faced increased GCA scrutiny and heightened levels of GCA engagement through investigations and case studies.
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This year only four out of ten suppliers reported having experienced a Code-related issue 바카라 사이트� down from a high of eight out of ten in 2014, and a huge improvement on 2017 when 56% of suppliers reported having experienced an issue. The incidence of all Top Issues is also on a steep downward trend, with delay in payments 바카라 사이트� reported by only 19% of suppliers - being the highest-ranking issue in 2018. Compare this to 2014, when the percentage of suppliers reporting the GCA바카라 사이트檚 Top 5 Issues ranged from a high of 45% to 33%.
Ms Tacon said: 바카라 사이트淭he results of the survey together with information I have received from suppliers and trade associations mean there is no pressing candidate for inclusion as a current Top Issue. But this doesn바카라 사이트檛 mean my job is done 바카라 사이트� far from it. I know there are fresh challenges waiting for me.
바카라 사이트淚 can confidently say that for two reasons. One is that my current investigation into the Co-operative Group will generate future work with all regulated retailers, although of course I cannot yet know what form that will take. The second is that additional retailers will soon be designated by the Competition and Markets Authority.
바카라 사이트淭he CMA has told me that it has written to a number of retailers to identify those with a UK annual groceries turnover of more than 拢1 billion. It expects to designate one or more additional retailers by the end of August.
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One continuing challenge revealed by the survey results is the 45% of suppliers who have still not had any Code training 바카라 사이트� a figure that rises to 67% among micro suppliers and 58% among small suppliers.
Ms Tacon said: 바카라 사이트淭his remains an area of concern for me. Half of suppliers are not trained so they are less likely to have the confidence to speak up. The results of my survey show that speaking up can bring real benefits. I urge them to get trained in the coming months.바카라 사이트�