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Co-op addresses land agreements which restrict rivals opening nearby

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Co-op has admitted to 107 breaches of an order put in place to protect competition and stop the use of unlawful anti-competitive land agreements in grocery retailing. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found that the supermarket chain, which owns almost 2,400 stores across the…

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