THE number of grocery shops continues to dwindle as supermarkets gain a greater share of the €11.6 billion-a-year food and drink market.

Competition Authority chairman John Fingleton has launched a stinging attack on what he called Ireland's "culture of anti-consumer behaviour".

Dublin District Court has fined Tesco and Dunnes €20,000 each for breaching the Groceries Order by selling goods at below-cost prices.