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Article: Comment: Don't hold your breath for an end to Tesco towns
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- The Scotsman
- Article date:
- October 3, 2009
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COULD the end be nigh for the Tesco Town? Yesterday's seemingly
hard line stance by competition officials would suggest so. The
introduction of a so-called "competition test" promises to bring to
an end the dominance of a single player in a particular area -
Inverness, for example, where Tesco with its three superstores (and
a fourth on the way) has been dodging the flak for years.
Or that's the theory at least.
Those following this supermarket saga will be overcome with dej
vu about now.
Since the grocery sector was referred to the Competition
Commission way back in spring 2006 we've had much handwringing,
posturing and hot air from both sides.
The watershed appeared to come in April ...