Ian Pollard – Sainsbury #SBRY, Asda & Walmart – Merger Banned To Prevent Price Increases

J Sainsbury  plc  and Asda. The proposed merger between Sainsbury”s and Asda has been prohibited by The Competition and Markets Authority  in its final report published today.  As a result, Sainsbury’s, Walmart and Asda have mutually agreed to terminate the transaction.The reasoning behind the prohibition is that the proposed merger would result in increased prices […]