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NewsSainsbury's-Asda offer to sell 150 supermarkets
Sainsbury’s and Asda have offered to sell up to 150 supermarkets in a bid to convince competition authorities to agree to their £13bn mega-merger.
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Sainsbury's-Asda vow to invest £1bn in price to woo CMA
Sainsbury’s and Asda have pledged to plough £1bn into price and establish a profit cap on fuel if their landmark £13bn merger is given the green light.
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Opinion
Opinion: Don't bank on a private equity swoop on Asda
The planned merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda was dealt what looks like a body blow by objections raised last week by the Competition and Markets Authority.
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Retail cartoon: Sainsbury's-Asda deal sinking fast
Patrick Blower’s take on Sainsbury’s-Asda finding their proposed merger could be dead in the water following the CMA’s damning investigation.
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KKR mulls Asda swoop as Sainsbury’s merger stumbles
KKR is reportedly eyeing a bid for Asda under the direction of senior adviser and the grocer’s former boss Tony De Nunzio.
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Sainsbury’s ‘blew money and credibility’ on Asda deal
One of Sainsbury’s leading shareholders has hit out at the business for “blowing money and credibility” on its proposed merger with Asda.
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Watch: Is it curtains for Coupe after CMA findings?
Sainsbury’s £13bn mega-merger with Asda was thrown into serious doubt this week after the CMA’s scathing provisional findings.
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Analysis
Analysis: Is a Sainsbury's-Asda deal dead in the water?
What a difference a year makes. In April 2018, Sainsbury’s chief executive Mike Coupe, Asda boss Roger Burnley and Walmart’s international supremo Judith McKenna were all smiles as they lifted the lid on plans for a £13bn mega-merger.
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Opinion
Sainsbury's-Asda merger: How will Walmart react to CMA probe?
Today’s bafflingly onerous verdict from the Competition and Markets Authority on the planned Sainsbury’s-Asda merger is clearly a body blow for Sainsbury’s.
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Sainsbury's-Asda merger on knife edge after CMA findings
Sainsbury’s £13bn merger with rival Asda could be blocked by the competition watchdog after it found “extensive competition concerns” surrounding the deal.
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Asda posts sales rise ahead of Sainsbury's merger findings
Asda has posted its seventh consecutive quarter of sales growth as parent company Walmart hailed the performance of own-label lines and its online business.
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Grocery sales rise as shoppers embrace Veganuary
Grocery sales rose 1.7% in the 12 weeks to January 27, the latest Kantar Worldpanel data shows.
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Asda staff can proceed with £100m equal pay claim
Asda workers can press on with their £100m equal pay claim against the grocer following the latest ruling in a long-running legal dispute.
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Analysis
Analysis: Were grocers hit by Christmas 'downtrading'?
As the countdown to Christmas ticked into December – and political uncertainty continued to swirl – two schools of thought appeared to emerge among grocery retailers.
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Grocers notch up Christmas sales rise in tough conditions
Supermarkets delivered record Christmas sales but the rate of growth slowed.
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M&S hires ex-Tesco Clubcard boss Andrew Mann
Marks Spencer has drafted in the former boss of Tesco Clubcard, Andrew Mann, as its new head of insight and customer loyalty.
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Opinion
Opinion: Retail has plenty of reasons to be cheerful – really
For many retailers, 2018 might be a year to forget. But despite torrid conditions, the industry has lots to celebrate as Christmas trading peaks and a new year beckons.
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Analysis
Analysis: Seven of the best retail moments of 2018
’Tis the season to be jolly, and Retail Week is celebrating by unwrapping the most light-hearted and affirming retail moments of 2018.
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Sainsbury’s shares fall as CMA fears set in
Sainsbury’s share price fell 7% yesterday amid fears that the regulator could put a stop to its plans to merge with Asda.
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Analysis
Analysis: What rocked retail in 2018?
Retail Week looks back at 2018 and reviews the pivotal events and themes that shook up the sector.
