Checkout Chuckout
A D.I.Y. guide to stopping supermarket developments

This Guide was revised and updated by Kathryn Tulip, Judith Whately and Lucy Michaels. Published by Corporate Watch and The Land is Ours. Originally researched by Greg Muttitt and published by Corporate Watch in 1998.
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Corporate Watch is an independent research and publications group, which aims to expose corporate corruption. It produces briefings and profiles of corporations. Publishes a bi-monthly newsletter and fortnightly email news updates. It also acts as an information service to support, strengthen and initiate grassroots campaigns against corporations. The UK food industry is currently a major focus for research.

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A landrights movement for Britain, campaigning for access to the land, its resources and the decision making processes affecting them. Amongst its aims are derelict urban land to be used to meet basic social needs affordable homes and free recreation, ahead of destructive luxuries like superstores and exclusive housing.
It also campaigns for sustainable agriculture, protection and reclamation of common space, and the reform of planning and public inquires.

References

1 Social Exclusion Unit, 'Improving access to shopping for people living in deprived neighbourhoods' 1999 www.doh.gov.uk/shoppingaccess.htm
2 Keynote, 'Supermarkets and Superstores' 2001
3 Bill Quinn, 'How Walmart is destroying America and what you can do about it' Ten Speed Press, 1998
4 Competition Commission 'Supermarkets' 2000 www.competition-commission.org.uk/reports/446super. htm#full
5 Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, 'The impact of large food stores on market towns and district centres' 1998 www.planning.detr.gov.uk/foodstores/index.htm ; House of Commons Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee, 'Second Report: Environmental impact of supermarket competition' 2000 www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm199900/cmselect/cmenvtra/120/12002.htm
6 DTLR, 'Planning Policy Guidance Note 6: Town centres and retail development' www.planning.dtlr.gov.uk/ppg /ppg6/index.htm
7 House of Commons Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee, 'Second Report: Environmental impact of supermarket competition' 2000 www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm199900/cmselect/ cmenvtra/120/12002.htm.
8 Sustain, 'Battle in Store? A discussion of the social impacts of the major supermarkets' 2000
9 FOE press release, 'Government in the dock over supermarkets' Jan 2000. www.foe.co.uk/pubsinfo/infoteam/ pressrel/2000/20000111110002.html
10 Lucy Nichol, 'How can planning help the local food economy? A guide for planners' School of Planning, Oxford Brookes University, 2001. Available for £4 from Cassandra Blake 01865 483491.