Archive of all Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 42
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NewsTesco leads the multiples on offering deeper discounts
The mults’ promotional strategies are once again under intense scrutiny
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NewsMedia Bites 11 Feb: Asahi Group, Harris + Hoole, Mark Price
Asahi Group’s £2.3bn bid for Grolsch and Peroni is an “expensive route to growth”, according to the Financial Times
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Analysis & FeaturesMike Coupe, Sainsbury's CEO (6)
The true success of Coupe’s ‘successful’ £1.3bn offer for HRG will only be known in the mid term
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NewsAdjudicator Tacon trains sights on fees for shelf positioning
Supermarkets will be given eight weeks to respond to a new probe by Adjudicator Christine Tacon
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Analysis & FeaturesTacon category probe captaincy to stir up new hornet's nest
As adjudicator closes file on Tesco she opens another into practices that are “rife” in industry
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco chief product officer Jason Tarry on his Tacon to-do list
But there is more to do, admits chief product officer Jason Tarry
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Comment & OpinionTacon verdict will get a mixed reaction at best from suppliers
Tacon wants to investigate the evolution, as she calls it, of the role of category captaincy
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NewsCMA accepts MRH GB's undertakings over Esso acquisition
MRH agreement to sell two stores satisfies CMA to approve forecourt deal
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Analysis & FeaturesShare price winners and losers in 2015: from Fever-Tree to Tesco
Soft drinks plc lifts the spirits, while Sainsbury’s picks on one of the many depressed retail and supplier stocks
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Analysis & FeaturesAll the news you missed over the Christmas break
There was no turkey-induced slumber in the grocery world over the holiday with the dailies reporting on big stories
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NewsCity snapshot: Sainsbury's pharmacy sale faces CMA scrutiny
Sainsbury’s sale of its pharmacy business to Lloyds Pharmacy is facing an in-depth investigation by the UK’s monopoly watchdog.
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Analysis & FeaturesAre grocery promotions and prices facing fresh scrutiny?
A new government report puts pricing transparency in the spotlight. What are the implications for grocery?
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NewsMüller unveils post-merger leadership team for milk business
Andrew McInnes will head the milk and ingredients division, following the acquisition of Dairy Crest’s milk business
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NewsStop asking me to get involved in farmgate prices, says Tacon
She told MPs she is fed up with coming under criticism for not doing things that are not in her remit
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NewsCity snapshot: Growth harder to come by for Fast 50
The UK’s privately owned fmcg suppliers have found it difficult to maintain the monster rates of sales growth of previous years, the new Grocer Fast 50 reveals today. But the same business still leads the way.
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NewsCity snapshot: Majestic Wine warns on profits as it launches “transformational” plan
Majestic Wine has issued a profits warning alongside a new three-year transformation plan for the business
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NewsReckitt Benckiser wins CMA approval for K-Y acquisition
The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority has waved through Reckitt Benckiser’s acquisition of the K-Y brand following consultation after Reckitt agreed to licence the business in the UK.
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NewsCity snapshot: Reckitt Benckiser raises full-year revenue targets
Reckitt Benckiser has defied the City yet again by continuing to beat analyst expectations with a 7% jump in like-for-like sales to £2.2bn in the third quarter.
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NewsCity snapshot: Double digit sales growth at Costa Coffee
Costa Coffee owner Whitbread has reported an 11.3% boost to revenues partly thanks to strong growth across the coffee chain.
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Comment & OpinionIceland boldly puts up the price of milk – but will others follow?
We’re used to seeing milk prices being cut, so Iceland’s move to increase the price of its four-pinters from 89p back up to £1 is eye-catching