The Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) will be advising on evidence in a landmark High Court hearing, a move that could have significant implications for suppliers claiming to have been unfairly delisted by retailers.
A report by trade magazine The Grocer reveals that a judge ruled this week that Adjudicator Mark White should be allowed to intervene in the case pitting Aldi against its former sprout and brassica suppliers, John Clappison and Matthew Rawson.
Read the full article on The Grocer website (PayWall)
NAM Implications:
- The GCA is building a higher, more influential profile in UK retail.
- Much depends on the quality of feedback from suppliers.
- It follows that the resulting optimisation of the supplier-retailer relationship has to be of benefit to all.
