Archive of all Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 14
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NewsMedia Bites 20 August: Marstons/Carlsberg UK, Morrisons/Amazon, Diageo
The Competition and Markets Authority has begun an investigation into the proposed joint venture between brewers Marston’s and Carlsberg UK
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NewsCMA launches investigation into £780m Marston’s and Carlsberg deal
The UK competition regulator has launched a probe into the £780m merger of Marston’s and Carlsberg’s UK brewing operations.
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Analysis & FeaturesAmazon free grocery delivery: should UK grocers be worried?
Amazon has made free, fast grocery delivery a standard perk of Prime membership in the UK. How big is the threat to UK grocery retailers?
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NewsSamworth Brothers picks up Urban Eat sandwich brand from collapsed Adelie
The brand was sold to Samworth for £6.4m, following Adelie appointing Deloitte as administrator on 26 May
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NewsCMA clears Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo
The long-running decision saga has seen the authority flip-flop between allowing the deal to proceed and halting it
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy aren’t Amazon and Deliveroo happy with the CMA verdict?
Objections raised by the two – despite the CMA’s provisional approval of their merger – reveal clues about their ambitions
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NewsMedia Bites 16 July: Dobbies Garden/Sainsbury’s, Amazon/Deliveroo, VAT cuts
Dobbies Garden Centres inks a deal to stock Sainsbury’s food, rival delivery firms warn against Amazon tie-up with Deliveroo and some high street food chains vow to pass on VAT cuts to customers through lower prices
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NewsCAMRA calls for competition watchdog to investigate Carlsberg-Marston’s deal
The group believes the merger will reduce the availability of beer to pub-goers
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NewsCMA drops convenience stores from pandemic price gouging investigation
A pharmacy is now at the centre of the CMA’s only remaining investigation into excessive pricing during the pandemic
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Comment & OpinionThe answer to Allied’s troubles is surely to acquire Hovis
Despite hefty investment, Hovis is still taking lumps out of the Allied Bakeries business
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NewsCMA warn retailers against price gouging as report reveals 400% hand sanitiser hikes
The report revealed hand sanitiser prices were inflated by a median reported average of 400%
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NewsAmazon-Deliveroo deal provisionally cleared by CMA, again
The CMA first provisionally cleared the deal in April after being told the food courier company could go bust without it
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NewsMedia Bites 24 June: Rent payments, Grocery sales, Amazon/Deliveroo
Landlords are bracing to receive around 20% of the quarterly rents they are owed, convenience stores win lockdown sales and the CMA is set to clear Amazon’s acquisition of Deliveroo
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NewsMedia Bites 22 June: rent payments, retail sales, social distancing
Landlords are bracing to receive just 10% of quarterly rent payments due this Wednesday, retail sales recover in May but are still down on pre-Covide levels and Boris Johnson set to reduce two metre social distancing rule this week
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NewsRetailers urged to stamp out price gouging during pandemic
An industry roundtable has warned of increased profiteering during the coronavirus crisis
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Analysis & FeaturesThe Power List 2020: online shopping
Demand for online grocery shopping has soared under lockdown. Our power list looks at who’s managed growth best, and the challenges they now face, from retention to profitability
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NewsAdelie Foods rescue deal scuppered by competition concerns
The Grocer understands listed food-to-go giant Greencore had agreed a deal to take on Adelie as a going concern
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NewsCity snapshot: Greencore rescue package for Adelie scuppered by competition concerns
Competition concerns scuppered a rescue deal for the UK’s third-largest sandwich maker Adelie Foods resulting in its collapse and the loss of almost 2,200 jobs.
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Comment & OpinionCMA’s Amazon-Deliveroo decision will be a cracking season finale
Following months of twists and turns, the competition authority will give its final word on the deal next Thursday
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NewsAdelie Foods ceases trading as rescue talks fail
The UK’s third-largest sandwich maker has permanently ceased trading after its administrator was unable to secure a swift rescue package