The Autorité de la concurrence closes its review of the acquisition of 43 Colruyt stores by Groupement Les Mousquetaires, with three clearances subject to the divestiture of three stores to one or more competing retailers

On 17 June 2025, Groupement Les Mousquetaires announced that it had submitted a firm offer to Colruyt Group for the acquisition by its members of 81 supermarkets located in eastern and central-eastern France.

In view of the current control thresholds, which require the companies concerned to generate more than €15 million in retail turnover in France, the Autorité de la concurrence examined a total of 31 mergers involving 43 supermarkets.

Of the 31 clearance decisions issued by the Autorité, three are subject to a commitment to divest one store to a competitor in areas where consumers would not benefit from sufficient competition following the transactions.