date:Mar 21, 2019
to a big pitch to the CMA to allay competition fears before its final report which is scheduled by the end of April.
Sainsburys and Asda claim to be able to create cost savings by securing lower purchasing prices from suppliers, predominantly by paying the lower of the two prices that they currently pay large suppliers for identical products and by jointly buying shared goods and services and reducing central costs. In addition, Argos stores would go into Asda.
Sainsburys and Asdas post-merger