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Asda Acquisition Of Netto Approved By OFT

Following approval from the Office of Fair Trading, the supermarket chain has confirmed that it is set to open 168 stores throughout 2011, adding 1.8m sq ft of retail food space to its portfolio, in the largest year of growth in its history.

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