Supermarkets, Cost of Disability, Listing your Local
Consumer affairs. The big supermarkets have for years been accused of treating their suppliers badly. Winifred Robinson asks if things have improved, and why shoppers should care.
The big supermarkets have for years been accused of treating their suppliers badly, with stories of bills paid late and punitive fees charged to suppliers just for the privilege of having their product on sale in the store. The government established the Grocery Code Adjudicator to encourage the big retailers to change their ways. We report live from a national conference on the issue, with news of a survey into how suppliers feel about the behaviour of the big supermarkets.
The disability charity Scope believes that, on average, disabled people in the UK pay around 拢550 a month in extra daily costs for everything from fuel to transport or specialist equipment in the home. We hear some new ideas for how people with disabilities could collectively negotiate much more competitive deals to drive down the cost of having a disability.
And if you love your local pub - a new way to fend off the developers who'd like to turn it into a shop. We report from the town of Otley in West Yorkshire, where all the pubs have been listed as "Assets of Community Value". Some of the townsfolk are delighted that it gives extra protection to the pubs, but not everyone is happy with the change.
Producer: Jonathan Hallewell
Presenter: Winifred Robinson.
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