Coles challenges ACCC's block of supermarket site acquisition

Coles challenges ACCC's block of supermarket site acquisition

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Coles challenges ACCC decision to block WA store

Coles is challenging the ACCC’s decision to block its proposed acquisition of a leasehold site in Kalgoorlie, WA. The grocer previously notified the regulator of a proposal to acquire a leasehold interest in Lots 95-106 Great Eastern Highway, Somerville, Kalgoorlie, to develop a supermarket with a saleable floor area of 2800sqm. Under the ACCC’s new merger control regime, which began on January 1, major supermarket chains must notify the watchdo…

Coles challenges decision blocking new supermarket development

A major supermarket battle is unfolding in an unlikely corner of Australia. For the first time under new competition rules, the consumer watchdog has blocked one of the nation’s biggest supermarket chains from opening a new store. Coles is fighting the decision, with the dispute centred on Kalgoorlie-Boulder, a regional city in Western Australia’s Goldfields region. The city is home to around 30,000 people and sits about 600 kilometres east of …