CMA clears Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot
The retailer ‘lacks the incentive’ to disadvantage other manufacturers, as the benefits of such a strategy ‘would be limited’, says the CMA
The CMA has cleared Amazon’s $1.7bn (£1.3bn) purchase of iRobot, as the authority considered areas of potential concern, after the online giant announced its proposed acquisition of the Roomba maker in August 2022.