Archive of all Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 39
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Tesco’s Booker takeover: the big questions answered
As the food and drink industry digests the news of the proposed mega-merger between Booker and Tesco, The Grocer looks at the key questions posed by the deal
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City Snapshot: Tesco and Booker to merge in £3.7bn deal
Tesco has swooped in a surprise deal to acquire listed wholesaler Booker in a merger worth £3.7bn
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Tesco and Booker’s £3.7bn merger: what the analysts say
Booker and Tesco today stunned The City this morning with plans for one of the biggest mergers in retail history. Here is how City analysts and other experts reacted to the news
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Tesco and Booker to merge in £3.7bn deal
Tesco has swooped in a surprise deal to acquire listed wholesaler Booker in a merger worth £3.7bn
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City snapshot: Kerry pastry deal boosts Addo Food Group
Sales and profitability have soared at Addo Food Group after it turned around the performance of the chilled savoury pastry business acquired from Kerry Foods in August 2014.
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Bernard Matthews takeover wins competition authority approval
CMA has cleared the deal for Boparan Private Holdings to acquire the turkey giant and ended its investigation
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Addo Food Group profits soar as it turns around Kerry pastries
Sales and profitability have soared at Addo Food Group after it turned around the Kerry chilled savoury pastry business
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City snapshot: McColl’s deal to buy 298 Co-op stores receives final CMA approval
McColl’s has received final and unconditional approval for its deal to buy 298 Co-op convenience stores struck in July 2016. Plus Dale Farm moves back to profit, Lion Capital buys up stake in UK cafe chain and all the rest of today’s news from the City.
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Shelf position payments 'no longer an issue' says Adjudicator
Tacon warned she was close to launching an official investigation into alleged ‘Drop and Drive’ discrepancies
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Pricing practice guide for retailers published by government
The new guidance follows the government’s response to the Which? super-complaint on misleading pricing practices in the grocery sector
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Poundland considers closing 80 stores
Poundland is weighing up the closure of up to 80 shops following the integration of the 99p Stores estate.
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Analysis & Features
Cranswick wagers on China with Dunbia pork plant deal
It looks a shrewd move despite razor-thin margins in Ballymena
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Nisa wins supply contract for 298 McColl's bought from Co-op
Subject to CMA clearance, Nisa will begin supplying the first new, larger McColl’s stores in January
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The Co-op offers to sell stores to ease My Local completion
The Co-op also gave the CMA evidence to show that a number of grocery retailers had expressed interest in the two stores
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Co-op deal to purchase My Local stores nears CMA approval
The CMA said it had received reassurances from the Co-op over one store affected by competition concerns
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City snapshot: Conviviality sales up 211% as Matthew Clark and Bibendum integration makes progress
Conviviality increased sales 211% in the first half to £783m thanks to the transformative acquisitions of Matthew Clark and Bibendum PLB
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CMA to investigate McColl's purchase of 298 Co-op stores
The competition regulator has kicked off a Phase 1 inquiry into the deal…
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Comment & Opinion
Get real with inflation
Sir; price rises will have to be put through to protect margins and employment
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Analysis & Features
Widening the net: who should Adjudicator Tacon tackle next?
Never mind farmer concerns does the GCA have bigger fish to fry?
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Government calls for evidence on extension of GCA powers
The government says it could look to extend the role even if competition authorities decide there is insufficient evidence