FTC settlement highlights broad scrutiny of 365 Retail serial acquisitions
By Flavia Fortes and Ilana Kowarski ( May 7, 2026, 16:52 GMT | Comment) -- The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed remedy in the 365 Retail Markets matter underscores the agency’s growing focus on serial acquisitions and its willingness to assess a company’s broader course of conduct, not just the competitive effects of a single deal, when reviewing mergers. By emphasizing 365 Retail’s acquisition history and imposing prior-notice requirements for future deals, the commission underscored its concern that repeated consolidation strategies can entrench market power and foreclose competition across adjacent markets. The Federal Trade Commission’s proposed remedy in the 365 Retail Markets matter underscores the agency’s growing focus on serial acquisitions and its willingness to assess a company’s broader course of conduct, not just the competitive effects of a single deal, when reviewing mergers....
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