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According to the BBC , Premier Foods have allegedly been asking their suppliers for payments to continue doing business with the firm. ...

Today’s interims reveal no surprises, and together with the Tesco, Morrisons and Co-op revelations, and given the relative transparency of ...

According to Reuters, the auditors for all three of Britain's biggest publicly-quoted retailers - Tesco, Sainsbury's and Morrisons...

Euan Sutherland argued that democracy and values might be vital, but without radical change the whole future of the Co-op business was at r...

If you have received notice of an alleged discount  of 2.5% on invoices outstanding on 17th December, you will have already calculated the ...

Ambient foods NAMs may be encouraged at ingredient cost increases finding their way to shelf-prices, resulting in average price increases o...

As one of our most popular NamNews items yesterday , reports in The Grocer of alleged demands by Booker from suppliers for lump sums/terms-...

An article on retailers' treatment of suppliers in today's Independent* introduces an idea that may hold the key to achieving fair-...

A cross party Parliamentary inquiry into late payment will take place next week . The meeting, which will be chaired by Labour MP Debbie Ab...

Whilst small and medium-sized suppliers may be encouraged by early signals ref the appointment of the Adjudicator, it should be kept in min...

Given that even in precedented times key accounts were never created equal, in unprecedented times the differences have become greater...

How to measure the actual savings on increased quantities? Yesterday’s NamNews item ref Morrisons’ latest ‘routine negotiations’ not only...

Keith Ewing, owner of Number Eight Clothing in Stirling, commented that Independent retailers need to "put their heads above the parap...

News that a group of 38 major UK companies , including Tesco, GlaxoSmithKline, Marks & Spencer, Diageo, Rolls Royce, BAE Systems, Centri...

According to The Guardian , Amazon is to be stripped of its huge tax advantage in the UK (VAT 20%) on the sales of ebooks after the European...

As you may remember, as long ago as the 5th October 2012, KamBlog analysed Premier Foods options and advised you to watch this space to see...

According to The Telegraph , Sainsbury’s have extended its standard payment terms to 75 days for all non-food suppliers. In some cases, this...

The Tesco presentation has been well covered elsewhere , and  Philip Clarke’s full speech is available on the Tesco website. However, in t...

Yesterday’s news that a major pizza manufacturer fell into administration following the loss of a major contract, raises the issue of risk ...

Following Premier Foods appointment of a new COO with a brief to help see the grocery and bread businesses managed as two distinct division...