For Tesco, Sainsbury's, Homebase, Morrisons and others, the information revolution wrought by the internet has only just begun

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Falling sales and closures at major retailers aren't just down to competition from online rivals, discounters or 'austerity' - it's the information revolution wrought by the internet that is exposing retailers' dirty marketing secrets

Another week, another supermarket posts a sharp fall in sales and profits. In Tesco's case, it comes with the added theatre of an accounting scandal, which seemingly unfolded as sales and profitabi...

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