South Africa's big-four grocers under scrutiny for blocking rivals

By Tiisetso Motsoeneng JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Leasing agreements between South Africa's big-four food retailers and shopping mall owners will come under scrutiny from the anti-trust watchdog, it said on Friday, as it gave details of its competition investigation into the sector. Large food retailers Shoprite, Pick n Pay, Spar and Woolworths together make up more than 90 percent of the $18 billion a year grocery market. The Competition Commission published the objectives of its investigati