The Competition Tribunal decided to authorize, with no conditions, the transaction inquired by Cencosud Retail S.A., regarding the rental of supermarkets in the cities of Vallenar and Huasco, for twenty years. This decision was founded in the following: (i) there are no foreseeable anticompetitive risks to this operation in the wholesale market; (ii) considering the competitive situation in the markets of Vallenar and Huasco, and the absence of competitive risks, this operation does not represent significant risks to competition; (iii) given the lack of foreseeable risks, the Competition Tribunal considered that proof of consumer benefits derived from the operation was not necessary. The Tribunal also took the projected cost savings and the increase of available products to the public into consideration.
