Open letter to Waitrose about land agreements restricting competition

Published By GOV.UK [English], Fri, Sep 2, 2022 3:30 AM


At the Competition and Market Authority (CMA)’s request, Waitrose has reviewed all its land agreements and found that 7 of these were not compliant with the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010.

Waitrose has taken steps to correct these breaches and the CMA has published a letter sent to Waitrose following the investigation of these breaches.

These breaches concerned land agreements around 7 Waitrose stores in:

Bromsgrove

Rustington

Swindon

Daventry

Chester

Notting Hill Gate

Market Harborough

For more information, visit Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010.

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