NETHERLANDS: Super de Boer store disposals set for probe
By: just-food.com | 26 January 2010
The Dutch competition watchdog is set to probe Schuitema's planned acquisition of 80 Super de Boer stores following a request from the EU.
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The Dutch competition watchdog is set to probe Schuitema's planned acquisition of 80 Super de Boer stores following a request from the EU.
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