All Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) articles
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News
Asda agrees to avoid making ‘ambiguous’ green claims in new deal with CMA
The CMA signed an unprecedented deal with Asda, Asos and Boohoo following greenwashing concerns in the fashion sector
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Comment and Opinion
Why Tesco should stick with yellow for Clubcard Prices
Yellow has been used to signify discounts and deals across the retail landscape for decades, says Will Rees-Hooper, strategy director, Design Bridge and Partners
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News
Baby formula price war looms as Aldi undercuts Iceland’s ‘cheapest’ claim
Aldi made the change to its Mamia line, the day after Iceland launched what it claimed was the “cheapest” formula product on the market
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News
Iceland steps up infant formula campaign with new ‘cheapest’ listing
The listing would heap “further pressure” on manufacturers, regulators and grocery market “to bring prices down,” Richard Walker said
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Comment and Opinion
How will the CMA’s investigation impact infant formula sales?
The CMA will review the structure of the market and look at whether there are sufficient incentives to drive competition, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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News
Tesco to add unit price to Clubcard Prices promotions
The way supermarkets display unit prices has been under renewed scrutiny from the CMA in its response to the cost of living crisis
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News
City snapshot: CMA launches market study into infant formula
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has today launched a market study into the supply of infant formula in the UK after finding prices had soared by 25% over two years
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Comment and Opinion
Retailers shoot themselves in the foot supporting AHDB meat campaign
By signing up to Let’s Eat Balanced, retailers are flouting their own climate commitments and promises to their customers, says Liam Lysaght, campaigner for diets and climate change at Feedback Global
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News
Morrisons sells forecourts in £2.5bn deal to pay down debt pile
MFG and Morrisons, which are both owned by private equity FIRM Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), confirmed today they had entered into an agreement with the sites
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News
CMA backs proposals for tighter unit pricing rules for retailers
Last week the Department for Business and Trade published proposals to amed the regulation that determines how retailers display unit prices
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News
CMA begins investigation into supermarket loyalty prices
The probe will explore whether loyalty prices offered by supermarkets are “genuine promotions” and “as good a deal as presented”
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Comment and Opinion
The CMA is reviewing its merger process. Here’s what it means
The CMA has made meaningful changes to its phase two process for the first time in a decade, say Tom Clare, managing associate, antitrust & foreign investment, and Mona Zhang, trainee solicitor, antitrust & foreign investment at Linklaters
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Comment and Opinion
Is CMA’s Unilever greenwashing probe another ‘profiteering’ bust in the making?
Who knew CMA would be so bold as to single out behemoth Unilever as its first greenwashing test case?
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Comment and Opinion
What planet is the CMA on with its profiteering witch-hunt?
The CMA’s reports have as much insight as a five-year-old’s review of War & Peace, says Ged Futter, director of The Retail Mind
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Comment and Opinion
Far from landbanking, the CMA is criticising the supermarkets for selling off land
The CMA continues to find supermarkets at fault over illegal use of land, 13 years after ‘landbanking’ legislation came in
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Comment and Opinion
Retailers are breaking HFSS rules without consequence
Our report found stores displaying sweets, crisps and fizzy drinks in prominent areas, says Beth Bradshaw, project manager at Food Active
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News
Morrisons has ‘worst compliance seen yet’ with competition rules on land deals, finds CMA
Morrisons was found to have 55 land deals that breached the rules, while M&S had 10
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Analysis and Features
What the CMA profiteering report means for suppliers
Despite catching a few ‘bad guys’, the CMA’s report clears food manufacturers of the profiteering accusations levelled at them
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Comment and Opinion
Poor maths and anti-brand bias are the flaws in the CMA’s new report
The clumsy and manipulative presentation of the CMA’s findings left the door open to unwarranted criticism of brands, says David Sables, CEO of Sentinel Management Consultants
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Comment and Opinion
Is the CMA’s 94-page profiteering report just smoke and mirrors?
The authority has found the vast majority of businesses have seen profit margins squeezed rather than inflated