Coles' Western Australia supermarket-site deal blocked over rival exit concerns
By Saloni Sinha ( July 1, 2026, 06:49 GMT | Insight) -- Grocery retailer Coles Group's proposed acquisition of a supermarket and liquor site in Western Australia has been opposed by the country’s competition regulator after it found the deal would likely result in the exit of an independent rival supermarket and reduce competition. In a statement to MLex on Wednesday, a Coles spokesperson said the supermarket operator disagreed with the ACCC’s decision because blocking the development of a new supermarket on a vacant site “does not promote competition.”Grocery retailer Coles Group's proposed acquisition of a supermarket and liquor site in Western Australia has been opposed by the country’s competition regulator after it found the deal would likely result in the exit of an independent rival supermarket and reduce competition....
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