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Ocado's 'buyer-power' potential triggered supplier-protection rules, UK watchdog says

By Simon Zekaria ( November 12, 2018, 17:17 GMT | Insight) -- Ocado could “exert buyer power” over suppliers, the UK antitrust regulator said in a note today elaborating on its recent decision to make the online grocer subject to a mechanism to prevent commercial abuses by large retailers. Ocado, considered for inclusion by the Competition and Markets Authority after crossing a billion-pound retail threshold, is the first pure-play Internet grocer subject to the Groceries Supply Code of Practice, reflecting the rise of online retailing in the sector.Ocado could “exert buyer power” over suppliers, the UK antitrust regulator said in a note today elaborating on its recent decision to make the online grocer subject to a mechanism to prevent commercial abuses by large retailers. ...

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