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Ocado, Aldi flag concerns about Sainsbury's-Asda merger

( November 22, 2018, 14:30 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The merger of J Sainsbury and Asda could have an impact on competition and consumers, online grocer Ocado has said in a submission to the UK’s competition regulator. Ocado said efficiencies could be “extremely challenging” to pull off given industry margins, but noted the merging parties will have buying benefits that competitors will have to deal with. Aldi said that discounters have a very different model to the “big four” supermarkets, which should be taken into account when assessing the merger, and that it has no plans to expand its business in any other format, such as one-stop shops.The statements follow....

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