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‘AAI Regulating Supermarkets’ Working Group
A working group on the need for European supermarket regulation was launched at the 2004 AAI European forum in Brussels. The group has begun building a European network to raise awareness of the negative impacts of supermarket buyer power and to identify appropriate legislation at the national and European level to regulate grocery retailers.
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ASDA/Wal-Mart: a corporate profile
Corporate Watch, November 2004
A profile of Asda and owners Wal-Mart, the largest company and arguably 'the most ruthless employer' in the world.
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What's Wrong with Supermarkets
Corporate Watch, April 2004
An updated edition of the fully referenced 40 page A5 booklet, which critically analyses the way in which UK supermarkets shape the production and consumption of food. Also available is a four page briefing based on the same research material which provides a short analysis of the so called 'choice, convenience and value' offered by supermarkets.
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The Rise of Supermarkets in Africa, Asia, and Latin America
Thomas Reardon, C. Peter Timmer, Christopher B. Barrett, Julio Berdegue, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 85 (5), December 2003
This report looks at the rise of supermarkets in these regions in the past decade, where they are now no longer just niche players for rich consumers in the capital cities. This has transformed agri-food markets, at different rates and depths across regions and countries. Many of those transformations present great challenges - even exclusion - for small farms, processing and distribution firms, as well as benefits.
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High Street Britain: 2015
House of Commons All-Party Parliamentary Small Shops Group, January 2006
The report, analysing evidence collected during the group's inquiry into the prospects of the small retail sector, reflected the belief that due to the unbalanced trading environment many small shops will have ceased trading by 2015, with people, as consumers and members of communities, standing to be severely disadvantaged.
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The Large retail sector – trends and impacts on farmers and consumers - a report by the European Economic and Social Committee , April 2005
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EU Competition Rules and future developments from the perspective of farmers and small suppliers, April 2005 A report commissioned by the UK Food Group to the British Institute of International and Comparative Law In 2004, which focuses on relevant EU competition policy and includes proposals that could be of assistance to organisations calling for legislation to curb the power of supermarkets.
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"Anti-competitive practices in the distribution sector in developing countries" by Kim Shun Jhong (2006) A paper outlining Korean Fair Trade regulations in response to TNC investment in the distribution sector, especially related to Wal-Mart, Carrefour and other market domination issues.
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