JD’s takeover of Footasylum is blocked

2020-05-07T15:08:00

After a more in-depth review of JD Sports Fashion’s acquisition last year of the Footasylum chain in the U.K., Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced on May 6 its decision to block it, arguing that it would lead to a “substantial lessening of competition nationally,” with higher prices and ...

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