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http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2010/0215/1224264468799.html
Irish suppliers claim Tesco seeks up to €500,000 to stock goods
TESCO HAS been demanding millions of euro from Irish suppliers over the past two months in return for the continued stocking of their products on the supermarket’s shelves.
The country’s biggest retailer has been telling individual suppliers they must pay sums of up to €500,000 in order to have a presence in its 119 stores around the country, The Irish Times has learned.
Suppliers have complained of demands made by other large retailers but say those made by Tesco are much bigger in scale and breadth. Three suppliers have told The Irish Times they were asked to pay substantial six-figure sums to have their products relisted on Tesco’s shelves, or to keep them there.
Asked about the payments, Tesco said last night that “normal negotiations are under way with a range of suppliers”