( May 12, 2026, 07:44 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Futura, a holding company belonging to supermarket chain Conad, faces an Italian merger investigation over its planned acquisition of General, a homeware retailer, the competition authority said on Monday. The deal could raise concerns in local retail markets for household and personal care products, with the combined shares potentially leading to the establishment or strengthening of a dominant position in several areas.The Italian authority's bollettino is attached. The decision, in Italian, is on page 34....
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