Tesco to charge suppliers extra to sell online

Tesco suppliers have been told they will have to pay a new charge when the supermarket sells their products online. Tesco did not specify the fees in its email but it is understood suppliers could face costs of 12p per item on branded goods and 5p for own-label products, irrespective of price point. In the email sent to its suppliers, Tesco said it had grown to become the UK's largest online grocery home shopping service and leading wholesale business. As Tesco was not accepting price increases from suppliers there would soon be more gaps on the supermarket shelves, he added. The retailer said its smallest suppliers would not be liable for the fee: "We know there are some real pressures on many of our suppliers, particularly in agriculture, and we have stepped up support in response to that."

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