The European Commission said today (14 March) that it has delayed its competition review of Carrefour’s proposed acquisition of Royal Ahold’s Polish operations.

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The EC, which was originally due to rule on the deal on 23 March, will now issue its judgement on 4 April.


Ahold operates 170 supermarkets and 15 hypermarkets in Poland. The acquisition is valued at EUR375m (US$495.54m).

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