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Edmundson Electrical offers remedies to avoid CC referral
Monday, 14 May 2012
Electrical equipment wholesaler Edmundson Electrical has offered divestitures to win the UK’s Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) approval for its takeover of rival Electric Center.
OFT approves Amazon buy
Thursday, 27 October 2011
The UK Office of Fair Trading has cleared online bookseller Amazon to buy The Book Depository.
Brazilian supermarket deal sparks opposition
Monday, 04 July 2011
French supermarket Carrefour has announced it is merging its Brazilian operations with rival Grupo Pão de Açúcar (GPA), subject to antitrust approval.
Wal-Mart gets green light to enter South Africa
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
US retail chain Wal-Mart has today gained clearance from South Africa’s Competition Tribunal to buy local food retailer Massmart, subject to comprehensive commitments.
Bulgaria targets supermarket cartel
Premium Article - Wednesday, 09 February 2011
Bulgaria’s Commission for the Protection of Competition (CPC) has issued a statement of objections to six supermarkets that are allegedly engaging in cartel activity.
Poland rejects retail merger
Premium Article - Tuesday, 08 February 2011
The president of Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has blocked a merger between retailer NFI Empik and rival Merlin.
South Africa supermarkets cleared of collusion
Premium Article - Friday, 28 January 2011
South Africa’s Competition Commission has closed part of its inquiry into the country's supermarket chains, saying it has found insufficient evidence of abuse of buyer power or illegal information exchange.
Carrefour fined in Indonesia for illegal acquisition
Premium Article - Wednesday, 04 November 2009
Indonesia’s competition authority yesterday fined French supermarket chain Carrefour and ordered it to divest its stake in a local retailer.
JJB and Sports Direct face competition and fraud investigations
Premium Article - Thursday, 10 September 2009
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading and the Serious Fraud Office are conducting parallel investigations of suspected price fixing in the sports retail market, following a leniency application from retailer JJB Sports.
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