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UK newspapers report that Tesco is demanding a two percent discount from its clothing suppliers as compensation for late deliveries. The company is attempting to increase nonfood sales from four percent of sales to six percent, as well as making the area more profitable.
KC's View:
It may be called squeezing suppliers, but it really is all about not being squeezed by Wal-Mart’s Asda Group.