Waterstone's takeover of Ottakar's now likely, Pullman leads authors dismayed at approval
Several of Britain's leading authors reacted with dismay yesterday after the way was cleared for HMV, the books and music group which owns the high street chain Waterstone's, to take over Ottakar's, the specialist books company.
Small retailers warned that the deal would be another step towards "clone- town Britain", further eroding the diversity of the high street, restricting consumer choice and, ultimately, leading to higher prices.
The Competition Commission has provisionally approved the
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