The Pharmaceutical Journal Vol 267 No 7174 p701-706
17 November 2001

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Boots and Sainsbury's seek monopoly exemption ruling

Boots The Chemists and J. Sainsbury have asked the director general of fair trading to rule that their plan for Sainsbury's to withdraw from health and beauty retailing and give Boots exclusive access to many stores does not restrict competition (PJ, 28 July, p110). Alternatively, they have asked for their agreement to be exempted from the Competition Act 1998. The Office of Fair Trading says that the plan is to be implemented in phases, each being dependent on the success of the previous one. Initially there will be a trial in six stores. If fully rolled out, the arrangements could extend to a substantial number of Sainsbury's 400 stores.

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