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Asda gears up for ‘record Christmas’ as Q3 sales rise 2.7%

Asda has revealed it is gearing up for a “record Christmas” after it revealed its like-for-like sales increased by 2.7%…

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JD Sports enters race for Debenhams

JD Sports has reportedly entered the race to acquire embattled department store Debenhams, and has been granted access to Debenhams’…

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Tribunal reverses CMA’s block of JD Sports’ Footasylum takeover

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has overturned the Competition and Market Authority’s (CMA) decision to block JD Sports’ acquisition of…

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Asda future could be decided this week as takeover deadline looms

The future of ‘Big Four’ grocer Asda could be decided as early as this week, as rival private equity firms…

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Ex-Asda and Debenhams chiefs in rival £6.5bn bids for Asda

Retail bosses Paul Mason and Rob Templeman are reportedly set to launch rival £6.5bn bids for supermarket giant Asda. According…

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CMA clears Amazon’s Deliveroo investment

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo, after finding that it will not “substantially…

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Amazon’s proposed stake in Deliveroo cleared by CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared Amazon’s 16% investment in Deliveroo for the second time, on the…

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Mike Ashley and Peter Cowgill in race to acquire Office

Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley and JD Sports owner Peter Cowgill have both been revealed as bidders for footwear retailer…

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CMA blocks JD Sport merger

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced its decision to block JD Sports’ purchase of Footasylum after finding it…

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Coronavirus treatment hopes push stock markets up, and ‘Spoons to reopen in June

Investors are chirpy this morning amid hopes of a new coronavirus treatment that has been described as promising by the…

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