Open letter to Waitrose about land agreements restricting competition

The Competition and Markets Authority has published a letter to Waitrose concerning 7 breaches of the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010.

Open letter to Waitrose

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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.