French antitrust regulator assessing purchasing alliance involving Casino, Auchan and Intermarche
Nov 12 (Reuters) - CASINO CASP.PA/AUCHAN/INTERMARCHE:
• The investigative services of France's Autorite de la Concurrence antitrust regulator have conducted an ex post competitive assessment of the AURA buying alliance, taking into account its impact on producers, processors and distributors, as well as on consumers.
• The AURA buying alliance brings together Intermarché, Auchan and Casino CASP.PA.
• The competitive assessment, set out in a report notified to AURA and its members, identifies practices arising from the implementation of the alliance that could significantly harm competition, added the regulator.
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