Archive of all Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 38
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NewsTesco fraud fine and agreement: what the analysts say
Analysts react as Tesco reaches agreement with the SFO
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News99p Stores falls into administration
Poundland has placed 99p Stores into administration a little more than two years after the fixed-priced retail chain snapped up 250 stores from its rival
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NewsNFRN calls on CMA to investigate fairness in news supply chain
Trinity Mirror plans to increase the weekday cover price of the Daily Mirror but cut the margin retailers receive…
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Comment & OpinionCrumbs from Tesco's table?
The idea that an independent would be prepared to act as an unpaid labourer for Tesco is unforgivably insulting
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Big 30 wholesalers 2017: Why Tesco & co are gunning for wholesale
Tesco-Booker deal could trigger consolidation in the Big 30 on an entirely new level. So what does the future hold?
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Analysis & FeaturesWill electronic displays halt debacles over shelf pricing?
Experts tell The Grocer the issue of promotional errors goes much further than just Tesco
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NewsMedia Bites 17 Feb: Morrisons, Punch Taverns, Argos, Nestlé
Morrisons is aiming to recruit 200 more British suppliers after a report commissioned by the supermarket found that only just over half the food eaten in the UK comes from local sources
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NewsHain Daniels announces deal to buy Yorkshire Provender soup
The purchase is likely to face close scrutiny by the CMA given Hain’s ownership of New Covent Garden Soup Co
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NewsHeineken bid for Punch Tavern pubs faces CMA investigation
The CMA is looking into whether the £403m deal would reduce competition and choice for customers
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NewsCity snapshot: Nestlé expects subdued 2017 as growth slows again in 2016
Organic growth at Nestlé slowed for the fifth year in a row in 2016 as trading in the final quarter came in below expectations, with the Swiss food giant giving a subdued outlook for 2017
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Analysis & FeaturesPower List 2017: 100 leaders, thinkers and agitators shaping the grocery industry
Why Tesco boss is top for first time since 2011. Read on
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NewsTesco-Booker deal scrutiny by CMA ranges from 246-400 stores
The successful completion of Tesco’s merger with wholesale giant Booker hinges on around 400 stores
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NewsAdjudicator rules payment for shelf space is beyond remit
Consultation did not find enough evidence to launch an official investigation into any of the big supermarkets
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Analysis & FeaturesProperty special: Revamps, refurbs and refits
The Space Race has been dead for years. Although someone forgot to tell Aldi and Lidl
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Comment & OpinionHow will the CMA view the Booker-Tesco deal?
Charles Wilson has run rings round the competition for years. Can he now run rings round the CMA?
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Comment & OpinionCatering, not indie retail, is the key to Tesco-Booker merger
It is great to hear that everyone will benefit from the Tesco ‘merger’ with Booker - but it’s also somewhat disingenuous
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco-Booker merger: all you need to know
What is the rationale, and who will the winners and losers be? What’s the view of the City?
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Comment & OpinionTesco-Booker doesn't click
The proposed merger of Booker and Tesco is very big news for the smaller store end of British grocery retail
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Comment & OpinionCMA must block Tesco-Booker merger
Charles Wilson has in the past rightly asserted that the food retail market is one entity
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NewsPickavance urges government to crack down on online giants
Government action could avert “millions of job losses in a soulless virtual world” warned a report by the Fabian Society’s retail taskforce