Archive of all Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 30
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NewsCMA opens investigation into Co-op's £143m Nisa takeover
CMA has until 23 April to decide if a phase 2 probe should go ahead - move comes week before Tesco and Booker shareholders vote on the pair’s £3.7bn merger plans
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Comment & OpinionTaking Tacon down the farm was never going to wash
It’s easy to see why the likes of the NFU and a variety of other farm campaign groups were attracted to the idea of the Adjudicator’s role being expanded. Sadly, they have been strung along by successive governments
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NewsHenderson takeover of McColl's stores gets CMA go-ahead
The CMA launched a phase one investigation into the deal last month
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NewsGCA role will not be extended to cover primary producers
More retailers with sales of more than £1bn could be added to the code remit, but announcement will be a huge blow for campaigners who have long called for an extension of the powers
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Tesco-Booker beat the discounters at their own game?
The Sunday Times has claimed Tesco is planning its own limited range discount operation, carrying about 3,000 products
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Comment & OpinionStrategic responses to the Tesco-Booker deal
Post Tesco-Booker there will be one market, as opposed to the uneasy truce of a separation between retail and wholesale
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Comment & OpinionCould a Tesco discounter offer really frighten Aldi and Lidl?
Tesco needs to tread very carefully if it goes down such a path, remember Sainsbury’s decision to pull the plug on its Netto venture at a cost of tens of millions?
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NewsJust Eat rival Appetise woos crowd for £500k
Online takeaway service Appetise has turned to the crowd to raise £500,000 for a battle against Just Eat
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NewsCostcutter to drop Independent range for Co-op offering
Co-op is also likely to replace Nisa Heritage range with its own brand
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NewsRefresco provisionally cleared for Cott acquisition after UK factory sale pledge
Bottling giant Refresco has been given the provisional green light to complete its acquisition of fellow bottling firm Cott after offering to sell a UK factory.
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NewsHenderson deal for five McColl's stores examined by CMA
Interested parties have until 26 January to submit their comments to the CMA
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NewsBooker reports strong third-quarter growth
Booker recorded strong growth in the third quarter, despite a drag from falling tobacco sales…
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NewsShine taken off record Christmas at Tesco by collapse of Palmer & Harvey
Tesco and Waitrose have both managed to drive underlying sales growth over Christmas, but Marks & Spencer lost out to Aldi and Lidl as like-for-like food numbers declined. However, the shine was taken off Tesco’s results by the impact of the Palmer & Harvey collapse.
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Comment & Opinion2018 just got tougher
It’s no huge surprise to see that the Tesco-Booker deal has gone through
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NewsSugro MD Philip Jenkins resigns to set up consultancy
Jenkins will not be replaced and will continue to provide strategic advisory services
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Analysis & FeaturesShares hold steady in a 2017 dominated by M&A activity
The economic and political fallout from Brexit and a Trump White House reverberated throughout last year
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Comment & OpinionIt's all change in the reset era
Retailers would be crazy to ignore regionality and quirks in taste
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NewsMedia Bites 4 January: Poundland, Co-op, Refresco/Cott, Tesco
A new £180m loan agreement for Poundland as it distances itself from embattled South African parent company Steinhoff generates plenty of coverage today. As does a strong Christmas for Co-op and the CMA’s investigation of the Refresco takeover of Cott.
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NewsRefresco pledges to remedy CMA concerns over Cott deal
The sticking point is both companies’ supply of juice drinks using a special aseptic production process
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Analysis & Features15 food and grocery stories you may have missed over the festive period
From Tesco turkeys to Fudge bar scandals and the New Year’s Honours, here is our roundup of key food and grocery stories you may have missed since Christmas.