Tesco appeals against store competition test
Tesco has launched an appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) against the proposed 'competition test' the Competition Commission wants to introduce to retail planning applications.
If introduced, supermarkets could face planning restrictions in applications "if there is a high level of concentration in the local market" and if the retailer making the application holds a "substantial part of that market".
The basis of Tesco's appeal is that the test would "not remedy the adverse effect on competition identified by the Commission."
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"The test would introduce another barrier into the planning process. The bureaucracy involved would increase delays and costs at a time when Tesco is working hard to keep prices low for customers," says Tesco Legal Affairs Director Lucy Neville-Rolfe.
The commission's investigation into the grocery sector ruled that competition in the sector "is effective and delivers good outcomes for consumers".
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