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OFT to probe Thomas Cook and Co-op merger
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to probe a move by Thomas Cook and the Co-operative Group to merge their High Street travel businesses.
The European Commission had studied the deal but decided the OFT was better placed to investigate because the merger would only affect UK business.
Thomas Cook said it would “continue to work closely with the OFT to obtain a rapid clearance”.