Groceries Market Investigation

Final Report, published 30.04.08

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Appendices

Appendix 1.1 - Terms of reference
Appendix 1.2 - Documents published on the CC website
Appendix 2.1 - Observations regarding the competition assessment of future mergers in the grocery retailing sector
Appendix 2.2 - Interests of customers in market investigations
Appendix 3.1 - Overview of UK grocery retailers
Appendix 3.2 - Drive-time and fascia count methodology
Appendix 4.1 - Findings on product and geographic market in previous CC inquiries
Appendix 4.2 - Model of consumer demand for grocery stores
Appendix 4.3 - Analysis of revenue impact of new store entry
Appendix 4.4 - Impact of local competition on grocery store profit margins
Appendix 4.5 - Analysis of the Tesco SSNIP simulation model
Appendix 5.1 - Trends in the number of convenience stores and specialist grocery stores
Appendix 5.2 - Trends in the entry and exit of convenience stores and specialist grocery stores
Appendix 5.3 - Supplier pricing analysis
Appendix 5.4 - The waterbed effect in supplier pricing
Appendix 5.5 - Grocery wholesaler profitability
Appendix 5.6 - Below-cost selling
Appendix 6.1 - Extent of highly concentrated local markets for grocery retailing in the UK
Appendix 6.2 - Grocery retailer evidence on variations in the store-level retail offer
Appendix 6.3 - Assessment of Tesco’s analysis of the link between local concentration and the store-level retail offer
Appendix 7.1 - Persistence of highly concentrated local markets for grocery retailing in the UK
Appendix 7.2 - The planning framework and grocery retailing
Appendix 7.3 - Land controlled by grocery retailers [This is a large file (6.45MB) and may take some time to download.]
Appendix 8.1 - Category management
Appendix 9.1 - Case study of retailer and supplier correspondence
Appendix 9.2 - Supplier profitability and investment in innovation
Appendix 9.3 - Milk supply chain profitability
Appendix 9.4 - Red meat supply chain profitability
Appendix 9.5 - Pig meat supply chain profitability
Appendix 9.6 - Fruit supply chain profitability
Appendix 9.7 - The supermarkets code of practice
Appendix 9.8 - Categorization of, and evidence on, supply chain practices of grocery retailers
Appendix 9.9 - Supplier complaints concerning the supply chain practices of grocery retailers
Appendix 9.10 - Own-label goods
Appendix 11.1 - Competition test to be applied to controlled landsites
Appendix 11.2 - Adaptation of SCOP clauses for the GSCOP
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