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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Sarah Butler

Tesco accused of undercutting local shops via its wholesale business

Tesco bought Booker in 2017, promising that the deal would benefit shoppers and independent retailers.
Tesco bought Booker in 2017, promising that the deal would benefit shoppers and independent retailers. Photograph: PAL News/Alamy

Village shopkeepers say Tesco is consistently undercutting them by selling products for less in its stores than via its wholesale business Booker, stoking concerns about the power of the UK’s biggest supermarket chain.

Tesco, which has 27% of the UK grocery market, bought the cash-and-carry group in 2017 for £3.7bn, promising that the deal would benefit shoppers and independent retailers.

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