Archive of all Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 4
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NewsIceland 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 & OpinionHow 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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NewsTesco 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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NewsCity 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 & OpinionRetailers 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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NewsMorrisons 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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NewsCMA 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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NewsCMA 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 & OpinionThe 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 & OpinionIs 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 & OpinionWhat 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 & OpinionFar 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 & OpinionRetailers 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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NewsMorrisons 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 & FeaturesWhat 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 & OpinionPoor 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 & OpinionIs 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
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NewsCMA finds brands hiked prices above cost rises but clears industry of profiteering
The Competition & Markets Authority named baked beans as an area where “prices have risen by more than production costs, leading to increases in unit profitability”
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Category ReportHow to avoid the ASA’s ire
As George the bear knows, navigating advertising rules is fraught with danger for booze suppliers. So, how can they get it right?
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Comment & OpinionThe fuel price dilemma: unpacking the pressures on petrol retailers
It’s a frustrating case of déjà vu for petrol retailers, particularly the independents, who have again been accused of failing to pass on reduced fuel prices to drivers