Acquirer(s)

  • Woolworths Limited

Target(s)

  • Jindabyne IGA Supermarket

Summary

Woolworths proposed to acquire Festival Jindabyne IGA Supermarket, and Festival IGA Liquor Jindabyne, and the off-licence (retail) liquor licence currently trading in Jindabyne as "Porter's Liquor".

Market definition

Please see detailed Public Competition Assessment below.

Competition analysis

Please see detailed Public Competition Assessment below.

Public competition assessment

Document title Date
Public Competition Assessment

Timeline

Date Event

ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines.

Closing date for submissions from interested parties.

ACCC requested further information from Woolworths. ACCC timeline suspended.

Decision date postponed from 6 June 2007 to 13 June 2007 to allow for consideration of further information.

ACCC received further information from Woolworths. ACCC timeline recommenced.

Decision date postponed from 13 June 2007 to 19 June 2007 to allow for consideration of further information provided by Woolworths.

ACCC announced it would not oppose the proposed acquisition.