Competition and Markets Authority cases and projects

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This case finder includes cases and projects from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Office for the Internal Market (OIM) and Subsidy Advice Unit (SAU).

ASOS, Boohoo and Asda: greenwashing investigation
- Case type: Consumer enforcement
- Case state: Open
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Opened: 29 July 2022
Farfetch / YOOX Net-A-Porter Group / Richemont
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion and 3 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 31 January 2023
Anti-competitive behaviour in relation to the pricing of Rangers FC-branded replica football kit
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion and 1 others
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter I
- Opened: 16 December 2020
- Closed: 25 November 2022
JD Sports Fashion plc / Footasylum plc merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 2 prohibition
- Opened: 17 May 2019
- Closed: 8 August 2022
Conduct in the modelling sector
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: CA98 - infringement Chapter I
- Opened: 24 March 2015
- Closed: 27 March 2017
JD Sports / Go Outdoors merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 23 December 2016
- Closed: 7 June 2017
Mapil Bidco / Chain Reaction Cycles merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion and 2 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 4 May 2016
- Closed: 3 August 2016
Richemont / Yoox / Net-A-Porter merger inquiry
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 10 July 2015
- Closed: 1 October 2015
Ballyclare/LHD (UK)
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 13 February 2014
- Closed: 14 October 2014
WGSN / Stylesight
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Opened: 24 February 2014
- Closed: 18 July 2014
Sports bras RPM investigation
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: CA98 - no grounds for action
- Opened: 1 April 2012
- Closed: 13 June 2014
Johnson Apparelmaster Ltd / Cannon Textile Care Business
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 29 March 2012
Unilever / Alberto Culver Co
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance with undertakings in lieu
- Closed: 16 June 2011
Menswear / Dimensions Clothing Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 2 November 2010
Menswear / Alexandra plc
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 2 November 2010
Fishers Services Ltd / The Sunlight Service Group Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion and 1 others
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 13 June 2008
Oakley: investigation into price-fixing of sunglasses
- Case type: CA98 and civil cartels
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: CA98 - administrative priorities
- Opened: 1 August 2003
- Closed: 1 February 2007
Mosaic Fashions hf / Rubicon Retail Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 25 September 2006
John David Group plc / Allsports (Retail) Ltd
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 found not to qualify
- Closed: 1 March 2006
TBH Retail Ltd / USC Group plc
- Case type: Mergers
- Case state: Closed
- Market sector: Clothing, footwear and fashion
- Outcome type: Mergers - phase 1 clearance
- Closed: 22 September 2004

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