Kapitalism

[DodgyAgent]

All big supermarkets do that tulip. It's standard practice for a very long time, only it gets worse now because big supermarkets are losing market share so they try to make up for it by forcibly cutting costs at the expense of supplier, instead of cutting their own.

It is illegal

[tomtomagain]

Err, whose side should I be on - reseller with dominant position that is abused or the original maker of goods???



That is the separate question, VW is completely not relevant to situation under discussion, if anything VW got market power when it comes to dealerships.

The consumers?

[vetran]

It is illegal

what is?

[DodgyAgent]

what is?

https://www.gov.uk/competition-law-u...ing-agreements

[vetran]

https://www.gov.uk/competition-law-u...ing-agreements

hmm, cut your nose off to spite your face sort of illegal.

[AtW]

hmm, cut your nose off to spite your face sort of illegal.

There are more people employed in supply chain that create products rather than those who have the misfortune to work in one of those warehouse style supermarkets.

[unixman]

Just how fooked up this is - suppliers have to PAY supermarket all sort of fees, WTF?!?!?!

Totally agree. And Tesco have been at it for years, ordering many small farmers and suppliers to give them cash, according to many media reports. According to reports, an instruction to forward a large sum of cash can come out of the blue. There will be a visit from a rep, an instruction to forward cash, and a letter detailing the consequences of not complying.

To my mind, this is "business" somewhat in the manner of Tony Soprano. Perhaps not quite extortion, but in my view pretty egregious and well beyond what would even be called "sharp practice". Power corrupts. And it corrupts good businesses just like people or unions. Needs outlawing soonest. Reminds me of wheel clamping in Scotland, which was going great until the Scots decided it was extortion.

[DodgyAgent]

Totally agree. And Tesco have been at it for years, ordering many small farmers and suppliers to give them cash, according to many media reports. According to reports, an instruction to forward a large sum of cash can come out of the blue. There will be a visit from a rep, an instruction to forward cash, and a letter detailing the consequences of not complying.

To my mind, this is "business" somewhat in the manner of Tony Soprano. Perhaps not quite extortion, but in my view pretty egregious and well beyond what would even be called "sharp practice". Power corrupts. And it corrupts good businesses just like people or unions. Needs outlawing soonest. Reminds me of wheel clamping in Scotland, which was going great until the Scots decided it was extortion.

Apparently they did the same to a number of IT suppliers including recruitment agencies though it was over ten years ago.

[AtW]

Apparently they did the same to a number of IT suppliers including recruitment agencies though it was over ten years ago.

I guess it explains why you suddenly agree with my view ....

We could live without supermarkets, but live without IT recruitment agencies is unthinkable...

[DodgyAgent]

I guess it explains why you suddenly agree with my view ....

We could live without supermarkets, but live without IT recruitment agencies is unthinkable...