All Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) articles – Page 10
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News
EG sells 27 petrol filling station sites to Park Garage Group
Deal is part of the understakings to ensure CMA approval of the Issa’s Asda takeover
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News
Environment Agency to standardise eco-performance metrics across food industry
The Environment Agency’s goal is to make it easier for consumers and businesses to understand the environmental performance of companies
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Comment and Opinion
The CMA is in for a tough time arbitrating on the ‘Green Claims Code’
The situation for an online shopper isn’t good. While supermarkets pander to vegans and free-from shoppers, the experience for a ‘green’ shopper is universally poor
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Analysis and Features
Greenwashing: why the CMA is cracking down and how
The CMA has published a ‘green claims code’ intended to stop consumers being misled, and plans to launch a thorough review of compliance
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Comment and Opinion
Deliveroo’s Hop stands to leapfrog rapid delivery rivals
Deliveroo’s entry to the market has the potential to quickly leave existing players in the dust
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News
Asda to extend musicMagpie kiosk partnership to nearly 300 stores nationwide
Asda said Around 3,000 smartphones have been traded in through musicMagpie’s kiosks so far
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CMA warns retailers and suppliers over misleading green marketing
The new guidelines contain six main principles that build on existing consumer law and cover green claims made both in-store and on labelling
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Free Deliveroo delivery becomes an Amazon Prime perk
All new and existing Prime members – who pay £7.99 a month or £79 a year for membership – from today will be given free access to the Deliveroo Plus subscription service
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Supermarkets delay complying with CMA call on restrictive land agreements
The Competition & Markets Authority wrote to Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Co-op, Waitrose and M&S asking them to demonstrate their compliance
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Morrisons faces break-up risk in private equity takeover, analysts warn
Bernstein said it “struggled to see the returns [for a buyout group] of the current offer without significant asset sales”
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Analysis and Features
How to spot greenwashing and why brands were caught out
Fmcg brands are under pressure to be green. That’s brought about a large number of dubious claims – but UK regulators are now getting on the case
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News
Morrisons to roll out 100 new electric car rapid charge points
The charge points allow customers to charge the majority of cars from flat to full battery in under 45 minutes
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Freshways and Medina Dairy complete long-awaited merger
The combined business will be called Medina Freshways, with the deal expected to be completed by the end of the year
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Comment and Opinion
Greenwashing: Why brands should get their houses in order now
The CMA is establishing a set of ‘practical principles’ as part of a consultation
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News
Morrisons shares balloon more than 30% after it rejects £5.5bn offer
US private equity giant CD&R, which counts former Tesco boss Terry Leahy as an operating partner, now has 28 days under City takeover rules to table a new offer or walk away
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Comment and Opinion
War on plastic needs a concerted effort, not gimmicks
Until plastic-saving initiatives are available to all without price hikes, they risk remaining sideshows
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News
Issa brothers’ Asda takeover gets final CMA approval
The Competition & Markets Authority has said it accepts undertakings for the acquisition
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News
CMA ‘won’t speculate’ on possibility of Amazon marketplace investigation
It follows a newspaper report the competition watchdog is planning a formal investigation into Amazon
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The Big Interview
Big Interview: ‘My milk-fat infant formula is working wonders’ says Kendamil’s Ross McMahon
Kendamil’s boss is standing up for milk and lactose as a key ingredient, winning royal approval and listings in the mults. How else is he battling ‘the big boys’?
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Comment and Opinion
Could Amazon really be bigger than Tesco within four years?
Amazon has yet to truly threaten grocery’s incumbents but has two aces up its sleeve