Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 13 & 18 : 31-Jul-15

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission will decide in September 2015 whether to approve Coles Group’s deal to buy SupaBarn. The deal would give Coles an additional nine supermarkets in the Australian Capital Territory and Sydney, although it has existing stores in close proximity to each SupaBarn outlet. Metcash has raised concerns with the ACCC about the proposed deal’s effect on competition, but the grocery wholesaler rejects suggestions that it has organised a supplier campaign against the deal.

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