The question is do you want choice, a High Street and competition ? This is a reply I gave to someone earlier regards massive corps. The same problems have arisen with Supermarkets like Tesco. First they bought from wholesalers where because of the amounts they got a cheaper price, smaller butchers and greengrocers could not compete and went out of business. Then they went direct to Farmers, bought everything they had. The wholesalers suffered. Then when there was little competition left they dictated the price to farmers because the farmer had no one else to sell to. It is in effect evolution / competion of business - sooner or later there will only be half a dozen major corporations due to natural selection if you like. We as humans are merely part of the machine and can be replaced.. There is little enough competition out there now with places like PC World, Dixons and Currys all being the same company though trading under different names. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tory minister Eric Pickles rejects Tesco tax in a bid to revive towns sparking fury among campaigners Campaigners are furious after Tory minister Eric Pickles rejected their plan for a tax on big supermarkets to raise cash for struggling high streets. The Communities Secretary dismissed the “Tesco tax” as a lazy solution to the soaring number of boarded-up shops. He claimed the levy – which would raise an estimated £400million to improve shopping areas – would ultimately push up the price of food, hitting low-income families the hardest. It comes after the Sunday Mirror revealed nearly one in three shops is empty in the worst-hit high streets, despite the economic recovery. Figures compiled by the Local Data Company showed that out of 50,000 shop units it monitors, 10,000 have been vacant for at least three years. The amount the levy would raise to improve high streets £400m The idea of a tax to help local retailers was drawn up by 23 councils and backed by postmasters, community groups and unions. Ranjit Banwait, leader of Labour-run Derby City Council, which is spearheading the move, said of Mr Pickles comments: “This is an all-too-familiar response from a government minister who holds everything local government stands for in contempt. “Our proposal calling for an increase in business rates on out-of-town retail outlets is not lazy – it’s in response to what local businesses are telling us. “It’s time for those companies earning millions of pounds each year to put more of their profits back in the local community. “Half the turnover of an independent local retailer goes back into the local community while a supermarket contributes just over five per cent.” Campaigners claim out-of-town supermarkets have sucked the life out of once- thriving town centres. They want new powers to levy extra rates of up to 8.5% on stores with a rateable value of over £500,000. They say it would cost supermarkets less than 0.1% of their income. A similar tax operates in Northern Ireland and, until next year, Scotland. The National Asian Business Association has called a conference in Derby on November 21 to put pressure on Mr Pickles to look again at the proposal. Derby City Council plans to formally challenge his rejection of the idea. mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/tory-minister-eric-pickles-rejects-4596576
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