Archive of all Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 31
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NewsRefresco-Cott merger greenlit following offer to sell plant
The latest categorical acceptance means the CMA will not refer the merger for an in-depth investigation
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Analysis & FeaturesAs Conviviality administration looms, who are the likely buyers?
Sources close to the situation claim numerous suitors have expressed an interest
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NewsCountrywide Farmers hopes for rescue after Mole Valley deal collapse
Administrators are searching for a buyer for Countrywide Farmers Group’s retail business following the collapse of its proposed takeover by Mole Valley Farmers after the CMA blocked the deal.
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NewsCo-op remains firm on Costcutter contract
The Co-op insists it will meet its contractual obligations to Costcutter
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NewsBagged fuel suppliers hit by £3.4m bid-rigging fine
CPL and Fuel Express admitted to the CMA to taking part in a market-sharing cartel
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Comment & OpinionTwo have become one. What now for newlyweds Tesco and Booker?
Despite all the noise that Tesco was paying to little (or too much) it was the silent majority of City investors that saw to a crushing victory for the merger
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NewsCMA explains green light for Hendersons-McColl's deal
CMA found sufficient wholesale and retail competition to discourage Hendersons from worsening its retail offering
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NewsTesco-Booker merger to go ahead as shareholders vote yes
Tesco and Booker now expect their merger to be completed on Monday 5 March
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Analysis & FeaturesThe big 30 wholesalers: can traditional players survive?
The upheaval in wholesale and franchise spearheaded by Tesco-Booker means a more abrasive trading landscape than ever
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Comment & OpinionExtending the GCA to cover more retailers makes sense
It’s hard not to have sympathy for farmers whose hopes of the GCA’s remit being widened have been dashed
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NewsAdjudicator sets her sights beyond the grocers
Boots, B&M, Compass, McColl’s among multiples in GCA’s sights now based on size and involvement in food and drink
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NewsCMA opens investigation into Co-op's £143m Nisa takeover
CMA has until 23 April to decide if a phase 2 probe should go ahead - move comes week before Tesco and Booker shareholders vote on the pair’s £3.7bn merger plans
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Comment & OpinionTaking Tacon down the farm was never going to wash
It’s easy to see why the likes of the NFU and a variety of other farm campaign groups were attracted to the idea of the Adjudicator’s role being expanded. Sadly, they have been strung along by successive governments
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NewsHenderson takeover of McColl's stores gets CMA go-ahead
The CMA launched a phase one investigation into the deal last month
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NewsGCA role will not be extended to cover primary producers
More retailers with sales of more than £1bn could be added to the code remit, but announcement will be a huge blow for campaigners who have long called for an extension of the powers
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Tesco-Booker beat the discounters at their own game?
The Sunday Times has claimed Tesco is planning its own limited range discount operation, carrying about 3,000 products
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Comment & OpinionStrategic responses to the Tesco-Booker deal
Post Tesco-Booker there will be one market, as opposed to the uneasy truce of a separation between retail and wholesale
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Comment & OpinionCould a Tesco discounter offer really frighten Aldi and Lidl?
Tesco needs to tread very carefully if it goes down such a path, remember Sainsbury’s decision to pull the plug on its Netto venture at a cost of tens of millions?
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NewsJust Eat rival Appetise woos crowd for £500k
Online takeaway service Appetise has turned to the crowd to raise £500,000 for a battle against Just Eat
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NewsCostcutter to drop Independent range for Co-op offering
Co-op is also likely to replace Nisa Heritage range with its own brand