date:Apr 09, 2014
ould expect prices of some core items like fresh vegetables to stay keen, the range of goods subject to any discount war would remain relatively small, creating less of a worry for suppliers.
I think retailers will accept a reduction in their margin as a price of doing that, so they won't seek to, or expect that, they will pass all that onto their suppliers, he said.
Morningstar analyst Kenneth Perkins said British grocers have operating margins of roughly 5 percent, higher for example than th