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Face time: JD Sports boss Cowgill slams CMA’s ‘reckless’ Footasylum ruling

By Grace Bowden2020-05-07T06:00:00+01:00

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JD Sports’ executive chair Peter Cowgill speaks to Retail Week about the Competition and Market Authority’s ‘pre-judged’ decision to block its acquisition of Footasylum, despite the operational challenges faced by all retailers as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.

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