Correspondence

Open letter to Co-op about land agreements restricting competition

The Competition and Market Authority (CMA) has published a letter to Co-operative Group Limited concerning 107 breaches of the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010.

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Open letter to Co-op

List of affected locations

Details

At the CMA’s request, Co-operative Group Limited (Co-op) has reviewed all of its land agreements. The CMA has found that these agreements were not compliant with the Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010 on 107 occasions. 

Co-op has taken, and continues to take, steps to correct these breaches and the CMA has published a letter sent to Co-op following its investigation of these breaches. The CMA has also published a list of the locations affected by these breaches. 

For more information, visit Groceries Market Investigation (Controlled Land) Order 2010.

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Published 5 March 2025

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