Archive of all Competition and Markets Authority articles – Page 31
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Analysis & FeaturesSeismic deals, almighty spats and triumphant change: review of the year 2017
Whether it’s the ongoing fallout over Brexit, or shock brand culls in the mults – it’s been a year packed with events of epic proportions…
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Comment & OpinionA bleak Christmas for opponents of the rubberstamped Tesco-Booker deal
For bitter opponents, reading the CMA’s verdict must feel like an untimely dose of the norovirus
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NewsMedia Bites 21 December: Nomad/Goodfellas, Tesco/Booker, General Mills
Nomad Foods is in talks to acquire the UK’s Goodfella’s Pizza for about £200m in a deal, according to this morning’s papers.
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NewsCity snapshot: Consumer confidence continues decline ahead of Christmas
Consumer confidence continued to slide in December as the long-running GfK index marked almost two years of declining sentiment for shoppers. Plus, a review of 2017 food and drink M&A
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NewsCity snapshot: Tesco and Booker set to complete £3.7bn merger after formal clearance by CMA
Tesco and Booker have been formally given the go ahead this morning by the competition authority to complete their £3.7bn merger. Plus, Supermarket Income REIT acquires Tesco Extra supermarket in the North Lanarkshire from Legal and General for £50m
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NewsTulip takeover of Easey Holdings wins CMA approval
Deal to buy Easey represented a major investment in British farming, said Tulip
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Comment & OpinionThe Grocer’s 15 most-read opinion articles of 2017
From Tesco-Booker to Amazon, Scottish salmon to food audits, here are 15 of our most-read opinion pieces from the past 12 months
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NewsHenderson Group-McColl's deal to face competition probe
The stores are already trading as Spar and being supplied by Hendersons
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NewsFaccenda Foods and Cargill tie-up approved by CMA
Faccenda expects the joint venture to be operating by the end of January
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Comment & OpinionThe CMA is to blame for P&H's demise
The CMA’s handling of the Tesco-Booker inquiry – and its impact on P&H – shows it doesn’t know what it’s doing
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NewsNisa joins coalition of wholesalers supplying Costcutter
Nisa has also picked up temporary McColl’s deal in the wake of the P&H collapse
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Comment & OpinionWho killed Palmer & Harvey?
From the 2008 MBO, Palmer & Harvey still chose to pay out £70m in interest payments to preferential shareholders. Why?
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NewsCity snapshot: Pots & Co sells stake for £4.6m
Fast growing desserts supplier Pots & Co has sold a minority stake valuing the business at £36m. Plus a look at what else is in this week’s edition of The Grocer and all the latest news from the City.
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NewsCMA dismisses Tesco-Booker merger impact on P&H collapse
Sources at the regulator stressed P&H had been facing financial issues for several years
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NewsTesco warns of tobacco shortages in wake of P&H collapse
Sainsbury’s said it was not expecting tobacco availability issues
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NewsCharles Wilson criticises anti-merger 'little island' wholesalers
Rivals would have to up their game to succeed, Wilson told The Grocer in an exclusive interview
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Analysis & FeaturesDave Lewis and Charles Wilson: the exclusive and uncut interview
With the CMA provisionally clearing the Tesco-Booker merger, platinum members can read an extended version of our exclusive Q&A ahead of this Saturday’s issue of The Grocer
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NewsCity snapshot: Naked Wines drives first half growth at Majestic
Majestic Wine has posted underlying first half sales growth of 4.2% and a return to profitability as its Naked Wines online business saw its US sales jump. Plus, platinum members can read the our full exclusive interview with Tesco’s Dave Lewis and Booker’s Charles Wilson, Remy Cointreau’s first half sales rise and all the rest of this morning’s news from the City.
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NewsGroceries Adjudicator calls on Booker to be signed up to GSCOP
Suppliers fear the Tesco-Booker merger could see it circumvent the code in its buying arrangements with wholesale