Tescopoly

Tescopoly (a portmanteau derived from the name of the supermarket Tesco and the term monopoly) is a campaign run by United Kingdom anti-poverty and environmental campaign groups, aimed at highlighting environmental and social impacts attributed to British supermarket chains. The campaign uses the slogan "every little hurts", a play on the slogan used by Tesco, "every little helps".

Tescopoly's main manifesto includes:
* introduction of a legally binding code of practice to ensure that all suppliers, throughout the supply chain at home and overseas, are treated fairly.
* setting up of an independent watchdog to ensure the grocery market is operating in the interests of consumers, farmers and small retailers.
* campaign for a block on any new take-overs by Tesco or other major supermarkets.
* more support for local shops from local authorities and government.
* set in place measures to hold supermarkets accountable for internationally-recognized workers' rights throughout their supply chains.

The organizations responsible for the campaign are the New Economics Foundation, Banana Link, The Small and Family Farms Alliance, Friends of the Earth, the GMB trade union, NGH, Women Working Worldwide and War on Want.

ee also

*Criticism of Tesco

External links

* [http://www.tescopoly.org/ Official Tescopoly "Every little hurts" campaign site]
* [http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-1381639014893922585&hl=en-GB Channel 4's Dispatches Documentry on The Supermarket that's eating Britain (Referring to Tesco)]