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U.K. CMA says JD Sports Fashion - Footasylum merger raises competition concerns

The UK's competition watchdog warned that JD Sports Fashion plc's (JD.L) 90 million pounds Footasylum deal may hurt competition, referring the deal for a deeper investigation. The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority or CMA said it is concerned that the loss of competition brought about by the merger could result in a worse deal for customers,...

Sep 19, 2019

Report

JD Sports given the green light for acquisition of Go Outdoors

London - Sportswear and outdoor retailer JD Sports Fashion has been given unconditional approval from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for its acquisition of Go Outdoors for 112.3 million pounds. The announcement comes more than half a year after news of the acquisition first broke, as the CMA launched an investigation in December...

May 18, 2017

Business

CMA probes Net-A-Porter and Yoox merger

The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an inquiry into the merger of luxury online retailerNet-a-Porterwith its Italian competitor Yoox. Net-a-Porter’s owner, Richemont, confirmed the 1.3 billion euro merger in March, and stated that the two brands would collectively been known as the Yoox-Net-a-Porter group. The CMA has...

Jul 14, 2015