JD Sports/Footasylum block was unreasonable, UK court told
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The UK competition authority’s decision to block JD Sports’ acquisition of Footasylum was irrational because it failed to consider the coronavirus pandemic and did not give enough weight to the power that Nike and Adidas hold over retailers, counsel to JD Sports has argued.
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