Power lies with supermarkets, not suppliers
Clearly in a vicious cut-throat pricing environment, like the one we’re in now, all the power incorrectly lies with the supermarket and it’s the suppliers who get abused. That has to change.
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Clearly in a vicious cut-throat pricing environment, like the one we’re in now, all the power incorrectly lies with the supermarket and it’s the suppliers who get abused. That has to change.
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