date:Jan 23, 2014
In 2012, Auchan agreed to buy 54 Real hypermarkets in Poland, together with 37 other branches of the chain across Central Europe, in a 1.1 billion Euro deal.
Poland's Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) has concluded that the deal could squeeze out rival businesses in Bialystok, Bielsko-Biala, Czeladz, Legnica, Rzeszow, Szczecin, Walbrzych and Sosnowiec, where branches of both Auchan and Real are currently trading.
In accordance with the decision, Auchan Polska must give up t