RNS Number:6058Q
Office of Fair Trading
07 October 2003

 Report under Section 125 (4) of the Fair Trading Act 1973 (the Act) of

the OFT's advice dated 18 September 2003 to the Secretary of State for

Trade and Industry under Section 76 of the Act.



The Chairman has published his advice on the acquisition by March UK Limited,

an Associate of Littlewoods Limited, of the Home Shopping and Home Delivery

Businesses of GUS plc which was referred by the Secretary of State to the

Competition Commission on 26 September 2003. This advice can be found on

the Office of Fair Trading's website at www.oft.gov.uk and will also appear in

the Office's Weekly Gazette.






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