AUS: Spar not a viable buyer for Franklins - ACCC
By: just-food.com | 8 April 2011
Australia's competition regulator has reportedly abandoned one of the two potential buyers of grocery chain Franklins it nominated in its court bid to block Metcash from buying the retailer.
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Australia's competition regulator has reportedly abandoned one of the two potential buyers of grocery chain Franklins it nominated in its court bid to block Metcash from buying the retailer.

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