Great Universal Stores plc

1. Title of report: Great Universal Stores plc and Empire Stores (Bradford) plc (MMC - Cmnd 8777)

2. Date of report: 17 November 1982 Published: 6 January 1983

3. Orders: N/A

4. Date of original undertakings: 28 June 1983

5. Companies giving undertakings: The Great Universal Stores plc

6. Details of undertakings: Undertakings not to acquire

(i) Not to acquire, hold, or have an interest in more than 12.7 per cent of the equity share capital of Empire.

(ii) Except in the ordinary course of business not to acquire the whole or any part of the undertaking or assets of the business of Empire.

(iii) Not to do anything which will result in Great Universal Stores and Empire becoming interconnected bodies corporate.

7. Date of amendments: 20 November 1984

8. SIC code: 52.61 (Mail order)

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