OFT decision on Amazon merger due Friday

Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Tue, 30/08/2011 - 15:30 The Office of Fair Trading has postponed its ruling on the merger between Amazon and The Book Depository until Friday (2nd September). Originally the OFT had scheduled to announce today (30th August) whether it considered the merger substantially lessened competition within the UK book market and should be referred to the Competition Commission for investigation. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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