ACCC blocks Metcash/Franklins supermarket deal
Thursday, 18 November 2010
Faaez Samadi
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) yesterday rejected grocery company Metcash Trading’s proposed acquisition of supermarket Franklins, claiming the tie-up could lead to a “substantial lessening of competition” in the wholesale grocery supply market.
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