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Tesco Says Sainsbury's-Asda Deal Needs 'Extensive Remedies'

British supermarket group Sainsbury's proposed takeover of rival Asda would not be cleared by the competition regulator without the need for 'extensive rem...

Suppliers Fearful Over Sainsbury's-Asda Merger, Submissions Find

An unidentified major supplier to the UK supermarket sector has said that the planned merger between Sainsbury's and Asda would likely 'harm consumers' and...

Sainsbury's-Asda Deal Gets Boost As Discounters Included In CMA Probe

Britain's competition regulator will include German discounters Aldi and Lidl and online giant Amazon in its market probe of Sainsbury's proposed takeover...

UK Regulator Highlights Big Overlap In Sainsbury's/Asda Stores

Britain's competition regulator has identified 463 local areas where Sainsbury's and takeover target Asda's stores overlap, threatening higher prices or a...

Sainsbury’s-Asda Merger Referred For ‘In-Depth’ CMA Investigation

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has referred the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda for an ‘in-depth’ Ph...

Sainsbury's-Asda Tie Up Could End Up Benefiting The Discounters: Analysis

Following the announcement by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) that it has now commenced a formal investigation into Sainsbury's proposed &...

UK's CMA Appoints Oxford Professor To Assist With Sainsbury's-Asda Merger

The UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that it is instructing Howard Smith, Associate Professor of Economics at Oxford University,...

Sainsbury's Says Regulator Likely To Demand Store Disposals To Clear Asda Deal

Britain's competition regulator is likely to insist on store disposals to clear Sainsbury's proposed £7.3 billion takeover of rival Asda, its CEO has...