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JD Sports may have to sell Footasylum, UK CMA says after second in-depth review

By Victoria Ibitoye and Simon Zekaria
  • 02 Sep 2021 04:04
  • 02 Sep 2021 04:04
JD Sports might have to sell Footasylum due to competition concerns over the deal, the UK antitrust regulator said today in a provisional decision in which it threatened to block the sportswear retailers' completed merger for a second time.
In findings that have doubled down on its previous analysis last year, the Competition

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Simon Zekaria

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Simon Zekaria is a senior correspondent in London, covering UK regulation. Prior to joining MLex, Simon reported on business news for The Wall Street Journal, including on telecommunications, media, technology and consumer affairs. Simon was also a writer for the WSJ on diverse subjects such as Brexit, UK politics and global sport. Simon was previously a correspondent on competition issues and European politics for Thomson Reuters and Agence France-Presse in Brussels. Simon is a graduate of Edinburgh University, with Masters degrees in literature and law. A French speaker, he has studied at the Sorbonne University, Paris.

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