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Retailers should pay suppliers promptly

A proposal to introduce policies that will govern how and when suppliers of retail outlets are paid will go a long way in protecting businesses that often have to go for prolonged periods before they are paid by the supermarkets they provide with goods.

It has emerged that some suppliers have gone for several months — and in extreme cases more than two years — before they are paid for supplying goods to supermarkets.

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