Asda and Sainsbury’s are removing restrictions on rivals operating on land they own following an intervention by the competition regulator.
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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