Sainsbury's-Asda merger in doubt over 'extensive competition concerns'

Supermarkets will continue to press case after ‘fundamentally flawed’ CMA analysisThe merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been thrown into serious doubt after Britain’s competition watchdog raised a catalogue of concerns, including higher prices and reduced quality and choice for customers.In a provisional verdict on the planned £10bn merger, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had found “extensive competition concerns” as part of its