Tesco report highlights need for retail watchdog in Ireland

Last week, a lady named Christine Tacon added to Tesco’s long list of woes. Ms Tacon is, in effect, Britain’s retail ombudsman, though her official title is ‘groceries code adjudicator.’

She seems to be taking her job seriously.

In a hard-hitting report, she concluded that the grocery giant “deliberately delayed payment to suppliers and, in some cases, paid them less than they were owed, in order to meet financial targets.”