Supermarkets28 June 2011
So what's actually wrong with supermarkets?
In a nutshell, their sheer size gives them a huge amount of power over the food chain - power that is sometimes abused.
The supermarkets campaign is pushing for policy changes from the Government and competition authorities to curb the power of the biggest supermarkets and give more support to independent local shops.
But policy change takes time and meanwhile local shops continue to close down or be taken over. The Shop Local First campaign aims to support local shops and markets now by encouraging more people to shop at them.
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