Woolworths Ltd - proposed acquisition of Supermarket in Hawker ACT

Type of assessment Informal Review

Reference 49259

Acquirer(s)

Woolworths Ltd

Target(s)

Supermarket in Hawker ACT

Industry Supermarket

Summary

Woolworths Limited proposes to acquire the Supa IGA supermarket and liquor licence in Hawker, ACT.

Date commenced 15^th October 2012

Project staff Cameron McKean
Braeden Smith

Contact Email mergers@accc.gov.au

Market inquiries

Please refer to the Statement of Issues attached below.

Word version
18^th October 2012
MER12+11981.doc (225.0 KB)
Woolworths Hawker Supermarket - market inquiries letter - 18 October 2012 - 18 October 2012
18^th October 2012
MER12+12009.pdf (114.3 KB)

Statement of issues

Statement of Issues - Woolworths Limited proposed acquisition of Supa IGA Hawker ACT - 6 December 2012
6^th December 2012
MER12+13822.pdf (113.4 KB)
Statement of Issues - Woolworths Limited proposed acquisition of Supa IGA Hawker ACT - 6 December 2012- Word version
6^th December 2012
MER12+13533.doc (127.5 KB)

Related media releases

ACCC releases Statement of Issues on proposed acquisition of Hawker Supa IGA
The ACCC today released a Statement of Issues (SoI) outlining concerns with the proposed acquisit...
Issued: 6^th December 2012 Release # NR 252/12

Indicative timeline

Date	Event
15^th October 2012	ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines.
5^th November 2012	Closing date for submissions from interested parties.
6^th December 2012	ACCC published a Statement of Issues outlining preliminary competition concerns.
17^th January 2013	Closing date for submissions relating to Statement of Issues.
18^th January 2013	ACCC timeline suspended after Woolworths requested more time to respond to the Statement of Issues and an information request issued on 19 December 2012. Former proposed decision date of 7 February 2013 delayed pending receipt of the information. The ACCC will announce a new decision date in due course.