Archive of all Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 19
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NewsAsda planning IPO and £80m in price cuts
Walmart International president and CEO Judith McKenna said the IPO could take years
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NewsB&M drops appeal against inclusion in Groceries Code remit
B&M and Ocado were added to the list of retailers covered by the Adjudicator in November
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NewsAsda George MD Nick Jones leaves amid management shake-up
Derek Lawlor has been promoted to SVP food and GM at Asda
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Category ReportOld news? Newstrade category report 2019
Millions of readers now get their news online. How are retailers coping?
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Allied Bakeries bounce back from loss of Tesco contract?
Allied is confident it can secure new business, but analysts admit it’s a challenging industry
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Comment & OpinionSainsbury's and Asda have the tools to recover from merger disappointment
The back to basics shopper focus approach takes time and focus, says David Sables
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Analysis & FeaturesHow the co-operative movement pulled itself together
After a near calamitous reversal in the movement’s fortunes, co-operatives are booming. What’s behind the turnaround?
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Comment & OpinionWill B&M step in for Asda as CMA halts Sainsbury's merger?
What next for Coupe and Burnley as CMA throws out Sainsbury’s-Asda merger
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NewsMike Coupe rages at CMA as Sainsbury's-Asda deal dies
The final report, issued on Thursday, concluded the merger would lead to rising prices and reduced quality for UK shoppers
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NewsCity snapshot: Just Eat first quarter sales rise 28% as UK slows down
Online takeaway marketplace Just Eat has reported a 28% jump in first quarter sales to £227.9m, despite a slowdown in UK sales. Plus, Sainsbury’s shares sink to 30-year low and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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NewsMedia Bites 26 April: Sainsbury's/Asda fallout special
The papers look at the ramifications of the collapse of the £12bn Saisbury/Asda merger and what is next for the two supermarkets and their management teams.
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Comment & OpinionThe Sainsbury's-Asda deal is dead. What now?
The CMA’s findings make grim reading for large companies considering M&A activity
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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury's/Asda merger blocked: analyst reactions
Here’s what the experts have to say about the collapse of the proposed Sainsbury’s/Asda merger
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NewsSainsbury’s shares sink on death of Asda merger
Sainsbury’s shares have hit a new year-long low on the news that the UK Competition & Markets Authority has blocked its mega-merger with big four contemporary Asda.
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NewsCMA blocks Sainsbury's/Asda merger
Sainsbury’s and Asda have abandoned their plans for a merger after a crushing final report by the competition authorities today concluded the plans would lead to rising prices and reduced quality for shoppers across the UK.
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NewsMedia Bites 25 April: ABF, Beyond Meat/Tyson Foods, Heineken
Strong demand for Primark’s low-cost branded fashions has helped to cushion the blow of falling profits from sugar at its parent company Associated British Foods.
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NewsSugar division woes hold back ABF's first half performance
Associated British Foods has posted a 15% drop in first half pre-tax profits as the plunge in margins at its AB Sugar business hit performance.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco shares rise as Dave Lewis reawakens retail giant
Tesco CEO Dave Lewis is well on the way to reawakening the power of the once dominant retail behemoth as the supermarket exceeded lofty financial expectations this week.
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Analysis & FeaturesTesco preliminary results: analyst reactions
Tesco has beaten analyst expectations to deliver a 29% surge in pre-tax profits
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NewsSainsbury's to bring forward milk supply tender to this year
A profitability crisis in the liquid milk processing sector has contributed to the move