Asda and Sainsbury’s ordered to end ‘anti-competitive’ property restrictions

Sainsburys

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that Asda and Sainsbury’s were using “unlawful anti-competitive land agreements”, which imposed restrictions on property they own from being used by a competitor or stopped landlords from allowing rivals’ shops on land in the same block as an existing supermarket.  

 

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