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50% of towns have 5 supermarkets on their doorsteps - competition in action

Tuesday, March 09, 2010
by Amy Chapman

This headline really struck me today and is great to use with GCSE students when discussing competition. The data below would be great for a data reponse:

The ‘big four’ supermarkets -  Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons -  control three-quarters of the £80billion grocery sector. In 1945 there were 500,000 independent retailers, but today the number is down to just 35,500. A clear oligopoly - a few large dominant firms in the market.

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