Groceries Market

CC publishes code of practice and ombudsman recommentation - 04 August 2009 (pdf, 38kb)

CC Consults on Ombudsman plan - 28 April 2009 (pdf, 136kb)

Statement following Competition Appeal Tribunal's judgment- 04 March 2009 (pdf, 93kb)

CC publishes Code of Practice Order - 26 February 2009 (pdf, 114kb)

Groceries market investigation: final report - 30 April 2008 (pdf, 114kb)

Groceries market investigation: provisional decision on remedies - 15 February 2008 (pdf, 117kb)

Groceries market provisional findings - 31 October 2007 (pdf, 133kb)

Grocery inquiry goes local - 23 January 2007 (pdf, 45kb)

Groceries Issues Statement - 15 June 2006 (pdf, 32kb)

OFT Refers Groceries Market to Competition Commission:CC invites evidence - 09 May 2006 (pdf, 30kb)

Government Response

  Government Response

  Main party submissions

  Third party submissions from NGOs and charitable organisations

  Third party submissions from MPs and political parties

  Third party submissions from suppliers

  Third party submissions from Trade Associations, Federations and Unions

  Third party submissions from other organisations

  Third party submissions from consumers

  Third party submissions from local authorities

  Third party submissions from wholesalers

  Third party submissions from government departments

  Third party submissions from retailers

  Third party submissions from farmers

  Third party submissions from Tesco staff (pdf, 339kb)

  Hearing Summaries

  Economic Roundtables

  Advanced Institute of Management Research: Local Choice Report

  GfK report June 2007: Research on Local Case Studies

  Campaign letters

Responses to the Issues Statement

  Responses to the Issues Statement

Papers published alongside emerging thinking

  Working papers published alongside emerging thinking

  GfK report: Research on Suppliers to the UK Grocery Market

Responses to Emerging Thinking

  Main party responses to emerging thinking

  Third party responses to emerging thinking

  Consumer responses to emerging thinking

Responses to Provisional Findings and the Remedies Notice

  Main party responses to Provisional Findings and the Remedies Notice

  Third party responses to Provisional Findings and the Remedies Notice

  Consumer responses to Provisional Findings and the Remedies Notice

Responses to Provisional Decision on Remedies

  Main party responses to Provisional Decision on Remedies

  Third party responses to Provisional Decision on Remedies

  Consumer responses to Provisional Decision on Remedies

Expert Reports

  Ronald Cotterill expert opinion - Market Definition and Market Power

  Margaret Slade expert opinion - UK Groceries Market Definition and annex a to her paper

Responses to the GSCOP formal consultation

  Responses to the GSCOP formal consultation

Responses to the draft Ombudsman Undertakings

  Responses to the draft Ombudsman Undertakings

Responses to the provisional recommendation on the selection of drive-time software

  Responses to the provisional recommendation on the selection of drive-time software

Responses to the draft Controlled Land Order

  Responses to the draft Controlled Land Order

Responses to the second GSCOP formal consultation

  Responses to the second GSCOP formal consultation