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Wal-Mart's new Supplier Alliance Programme, for instance, offers around 1,000 of its suppliers payment in 10-15 days (compared with a typical 60-90) in return for a slightly lower price.Such "invoice discounting" can be a big help to small firms, which typically have half of their working capital tied up in accounts receivable.
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The risk now is that Tesco can release significant cash from asset sales, cost savings and lower their cost of goods by shortening supplier payment days to reset UK pricing and take back market share.
Dennis estimated that the amount Tesco collected from supplier payments rose by £1.7bn over five years to £2.4bn in February 2014 and accounts for 30% of cash profits.
In its report Deloitte concluded that supplier payments had been pulled forward or deferred in a manner that was contrary to Tesco's accounting policies.
"Lots of different businesses flex when they choose to put certain cheques in the bank to hit quarterly targets," said Kantar Retail analyst Bryan Roberts of the supplier payments.
The retailer confirmed a £263m hole in its profits relating to the misbooking of supplier payments, a matter now being investigated by City regulators.
In its report, Deloitte said supplier payments had been "pulled forward or deferred" in a manner that was contrary to Tesco's accounting policies.
Tesco has added thousands of lines to its range in recent years, a phenomenon that has been blamed on supplier payments.
The inquiry has focused on the timing of supplier payments linked to in-store promotions that are often arranged months in advance.
Tesco's poor rating comes despite the attempts of its chief executive, Dave Lewis, to change behaviour at the group after its £263m supplier payments accounting scandal.
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