Correspondence

Open letter to Waitrose about land agreements restricting competition

The CMA publishes letter to Waitrose concerning 7 breaches of the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010

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At the Competition and Market Authority (CMA)鈥檚 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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Published 2 September 2022

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