Competition watchdog will not probe Lidl’s Żebbuġ and Qormi plans

Malta’s competition regulator is not investigating Lidl’s plans to open new supermarkets in Żebbuġ and Qormi, a spokesperson for the authority has confirmed.In recent weeks, the authority blocked the Italian supermarket giant’s plans to take over a Scotts supermarket in Żabbar, warning that Lidl would become too dominant in Malta’s southern areas.But Lidl will not...