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Oct- 2022 -31 OctoberSupermarkets
Asda completes Co-op petrol station deal
Asda has completed the acquisition of 132 grocery retail sites with attached petrol stations from the Co-op for a value…
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24 OctoberSupermarkets
Morrisons begins plans to sell and lease back five supermarkets
CD&R, Morrisons’ parent company, is reportedly looking to sell and lease back five of the supermarket brand’s stores in a…
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11 OctoberSupermarkets
CMA set to greenlight Morrisons’ McColl’s takeover
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is set to greenlight Morissons’ proposal to acquire McColl’s after accepting proposals for the…
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Sep- 2022 -9 SeptemberSupermarkets
CMA deems Morrisons’ takeover of McColl’s ‘would not harm shoppers’
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found competition concerns in only a small number of local areas after launching…
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5 SeptemberSupermarkets
Waitrose admits to contract clauses which blocked rivals from opening stores
Waitrose has admitted to signing land agreements which included clauses that prevented rival supermarkets from setting up new stores near…
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Aug- 2022 -10 AugustAnalysis
JD Sports and the Footasylum merger saga – what went wrong?
Following JD Sports’ acquisition of Footasylum for £91.1m in March 2019, The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), a non-ministerial government…
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1 AugustClothing & Shoes
JD Sports sells Footasylum to German investor for £37.5m
JD Sports has revealed it has agreed to sell Footasylum Limited to German investment firm Aurelius Group in a £37.5m…
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Jul- 2022 -29 JulyClothing & Shoes
Asos, Boohoo and Asda investigated over sustainability claims
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is launching investigations into Asos, Boohoo and George at Asda to scrutinise eco-friendly and…
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6 JulyNews
Amazon faces CMA investigation over suspected anti-competitive practice
Amazon is facing an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over concerns that practices affecting sellers on its…
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Jun- 2022 -20 JuneSupermarkets
Asda paid £375m interest in takeover deal, accounts show
Asda reportedly paid £375.1m in interest as a result of its £6.8bn takeover deal last year according to recent accounts,…
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