The UK Competition Commission finds that a merger in the book sector does not result in a substantial lessening of competition in the markets for the supply of books to retailers and libraries (Woolworths/Bertram)

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Competition Commission, Woolworths Group PLC and Bertram Group Limited, A report on the completed acquisition by Woolworths Group PLC of Bertram Group Limited, 4 September 2007

UK Competition Commission, Woolworths Group PLC and Bertram Group Limited, Provisional findings report, 27 July 2007

UK Competition Commission, Woolworths Group Plc of Bertram Group Limited, Notice of provisional findings made under Rule 10.3 of the Competition Commission Rules of Procedure, 24 July 2007

Summary and Background Woolworths and Bertram both operate in the wholesale supply of book industry. Woolworths' principal business activities are in the UK retail sector, and its stores stock a narrow range of books. Woolworths' book wholesale operations are handled through its subsidiaries Entertainment UK Limited (EUK) and Total Home Entertainment Distribution Limited (THE). Bertram's primary activities are acting as a wholesaler through its Bertram Books division, and as a library supplier through BertramLibrary Service s (BLS). On 3 April 2007, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) referred, under section 22 of the Enterprise Act 2002 (the Act), the completed acquisition of Bertram Group Limited (Bertram) by Woolworths Group PLC (Woolworths) to the Competition Commission (CC) for

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Oyebola Ajayi, The UK Competition Commission finds that a merger in the book sector does not result in a substantial lessening of competition in the markets for the supply of books to retailers and libraries (Woolworths/Bertram), 4 septembre 2007, e-Competitions September 2007, Art. N° 15381

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