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Competition and Markets Authority

  • JD Sports prepares for £2m bill after watchdog finds it broke law by fixing Rangers FC merch prices

    June 7, 2022

    JD Sports may face a hefty penalty after the competition watchdog found it broke rules by fixing retail prices of some Rangers Football Club branded clothes. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had provisionally found that Elite Sports and JD Sports fixed the retail prices of a number of Rangers-branded replica kits and [...]

  • UK competition watchdog launches antitrust probe into BT’s Warner Bros Discovery tie-up

    June 1, 2022

    UK competition watchdog has launched an investigation into BT's 50:50 joint venture with US media giant Warner Bros Discovery.

  • Ex-BCG partner Marcus Bokkerink tipped as next competition watchdog chair

    May 31, 2022

    Retired senior partner at Boston Consulting Group has been named as the next chair of Britain's competition watchdog.

  • Competition concerns: Morrisons’ takeover of McColl’s probed by CMA

    May 30, 2022

    The competition watchdog is probing Morrisons’ takeover of beleaguered newsagent operator McColl’s, it has been confirmed. The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) said on Monday it had launched an inquiry to investigate whether the takeover will impact competition in the UK, with an initial enforcement order. The two businesses will be instructed to compete as [...]

  • Competition watchdog warns of pastry price rises amid Jus-Rol and Cérélia merger

    May 30, 2022

    The competition watchdog has raised concerns that a merger between two bake-at-home dough producers could lead to higher prices of pastries. The Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) said it was concerned about a merger between Jus-Rol and Cérélia, with fears prices would rise while the quality of products could suffer. After the deal, Paris-based Cérélia [...]

  • Competition watchdog probes Google over distortion of digital advertising market

    May 26, 2022

    The competition watchdog has launched a probe into whether Google has behaved illegally by limiting competition in the digital advertising tech market.  The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) unveiled a second investigation into the tech giant, after scrutinising an agreement between Google and Meta. Google is a dominant player within advertising tech intermediation – referred [...]

  • Government’s consumer protection push criticised for moving too slowly

    May 10, 2022

    Despite making grand gestures about protecting consumer and business rights under the draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer bill, the government have come under fire from critics for acting too slowly.

  • UK’s tech regulator backtrack sparks mixed reactions across the City

    May 3, 2022

    Reports that the government has backtracked on strengthening the role of the UK’s tech regulator has sparked mixed reviews from the City today.

  • CMA to allow Morrisons owner to sell 87 petrol stations to complete £7bn deal

    May 3, 2022

    The UK’s competition watchdog has said it is poised to give a green light to the owner of Morrisons over selling dozens of petrol stations. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been probing Clayton, Dubilier & Rice’s £7bn takeover of the supermarket and previously raised competition concerns. The New York private equity firm also [...]

  • Competition watchdog gives Sony and Nintendo subscriptions the green light

    April 13, 2022

    The competition watchdog has finally given Sony and Nintendo's gaming subscription the green light following the gaming giants' changes.

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