Britain's competition regulator to probe Morrisons' purchase of McColls

McColl's Retail Group plc is a United Kingdom-based retailer, which operates McColl's and Morrisons Daily branded convenience stores, as well as newsagents branded Martin's across the United Kingdom, except in Scotland where it operates under its heritage brand, RS McColl. Its McColl’s convenience stores and Martin’s newsagents, or RS McColl in Scotland are located close to residential areas, neighborhoods and villages. The Company's stores provide a range of services, such as automated teller machines (ATMs), bill payment, approximately 500 post offices and Internet collection points, to lots of communities. Its in-store services include post offices that are open till late, Amazon Lockers and CollectPlus points, bill payment services, home news delivery, ATMs and national lottery terminals. The Company has operations across England, Scotland and Wales, with approximately 1,100 stores and four million weekly customers.