{
  "id": 12174647,
  "title": "Sainsbury’s held merger talks with Morrisons earlier this year - report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/sainsburys-held-merger-talks-with-morrisons-earlier-this-year-report",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-05T14:53:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/stock-market-news/sainsburys-held-merger-talks-with-morrisons-earlier-this-year--report-93CH-4932505"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Recent reports indicate that Sainsbury's engaged in merger discussions with Morrisons between November 2025 and February 2026, as detailed in a Financial Times article. However, the potential deal was ultimately abandoned, and no active negotiations are ongoing. The merger would have resulted in a combined market share of around 24%, with Sainsbury's holding a 15.6% share and Morrisons at 8.4%, according to the latest Numerator Worldpanel data for the 12 months ending September 6. The proposed entity would have been smaller than Tesco, which commands a 28.1% market share, but would have surpassed Asda's 11.5% market share. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) previously blocked a similar merger proposal in April 2019, as the combined entity would have held approximately 30% of the market.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}