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7 August 2026 · United Kingdom

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CMA proposes Aldi and Lidl face supermarket land-agreement rules

On 7 August 2026 the Competition and Markets Authority provisionally decided that Aldi, Lidl GB and Lidl NI should be covered by supermarket land-agreement rules designed to stop large grocery retailers making it harder for rivals to open nearby. The case turns an abstract idea — barriers to entry — into a concrete competition-policy example.

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