Archive of all Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 43
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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
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NewsMüller gets CMA green light for Dairy Crest milk acquisition
Dairy Crest’s £80m sale of its liquid milk division to Müller has been approved by the Competition and Markets Authority.
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NewsMedia Bites 19 October: GCA, Tesco, Diageo, Megabrew
A rare quiet weekend in the papers for the retail industry but there are stories on the Groceries Code Adjudicator, Tesco’s Brand Guarantee scheme and more wine sell offs at Diageo.
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NewsBIS to study better unit pricing after Which? super-complaint
The government is launching a new consultation on pricing in the wake of the Which? super-complaint
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Analysis & FeaturesWill the Magnificent Seven lagers thrive in ABI/SAB megabrew?
When the top player in any industry looks to take out its nearest rival, regulatory alarm bells inevitably start to ring
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NewsCity snapshot: Cranswick's first half revenues top expectations
Pork supplier Cranswick’s first half revenues rise 10% up year-on-year, Britvic confirms Brazilian acquisition, bumper share price rises for the UK supermarkets and all the rest of this morning’s news from the City.
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NewsDairy Crest deal closer after Müller modifies undertakings
The regulator says it is happy with modified undertakings from Müller, paving the way for clearance
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NewsCity snapshot: Poundland confirms £50m share placing to fund 99p Stores acquisition
Poundland has confirmed its intention to raise £50m through a share placing to help fund the £55p takeover of rival 99p Stores
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NewsDairy Crest plays down potential delay of sale to Müller
CEO Mark Allen has told the City he is“hoping for positive news” soon
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NewsCity snapshot: Poor British weather hits AG Barr's first half sales
Irn-Bru maker AG Barr’s first half revenues slipped by 2.8% as the poor British weather hit soft drinks sales
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Analysis & FeaturesThe OC&C Top 150 index 2015
Sales and profit growth has slumped, the latest OC&C Index for The Grocer reveals, but own label is finding its way
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NewsCity snapshot: Waitrose weekly sales fall 0.9%
Waitrose said sales fell 0.9% for the week ending 12 September
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NewsCMA approves Booker’s acquisition of Londis and Budgens
Booker has received regulatory clearance from the UK’s Competition & Markets Authority for its acquisition of Musgrave Retail Partners GB, which runs the Londis and Budgens chains in Great Britain.
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NewsCity snapshot: Booker gets green light for Londis and Budgens takeover
The Competition & Markets Authority has cleared Booker Group’s acquisition of Londis and Budgens as Booker’s 10-week like-for-like non-tobacco sales rise 0.5%.
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NewsPoundland's Jim McCarthy undeterred by CMA wait
Poundland’s ambition to pursue more deals has not been diminished by four months of in-depth scrutiny…