Woolworths Ltd - proposed acquisition of Supermarket in Hawker ACT | ACCC

Status:

Completed

Outcome:

Not opposed on 4 July 2013

Reference number:

49259

Industry:

Supermarket

Commenced:

15 October 2012

Total review days:

131 days

Acquirer(s)

Woolworths Ltd

Target(s)

Supermarket in Hawker ACT

Market definition

Please refer to the Public Compeition Assessment

Competition analysis

Please refer to the Public Competition Assessment

Statement of issues

Document title	Date
Statement of Issues - Woolworths Limited proposed acquisition of Supa IGA Hawker ACT - 6 December 2012 ( PDF 113.43 KB )	6 Dec 2012

Public competition assessment

Document title	Date
Public Competition Assessment ( PDF 428.34 KB )	17 Oct 2013

Timeline

Date	Event
15/10/2012	ACCC commenced review under the Merger Review Process Guidelines.
05/11/2012	Closing date for submissions from interested parties.
06/12/2012	ACCC published a Statement of Issues outlining preliminary competition concerns.
17/01/2013	Closing date for submissions relating to Statement of Issues.
18/01/2013	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.
28/02/2013	ACCC received further information from the merger parties. ACCC timeline recommenced.
10/05/2013	Former proposed decision date of 23 May 2013 delayed to allow the ACCC to complete additional market consultation before finalising its assessment.
04/07/2013	ACCC announced it would not oppose the proposed acquisition.