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Britain’ s competition regulator is escalating its investigation into whether Amazon’ s planned investment in UK food delivery c

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问题     Britain’ s competition regulator is escalating its investigation into whether Amazon’ s planned investment in UK food delivery company Deliveroo would reduce competition and harm consumers. The Competition and Markets Authority said in a statement Friday that it had opened a "phase 2" probe after the companies failed to address its concerns about how the deal would affect the market for online deliveries of restaurant meals and groceries.
    "There’s a real risk that it could leave customers, restaurants and grocers facing higher prices and lower quality services as these markets develop," Andrea Gomes da Silva, the regulator’s executive director, said in statement earlier this month.
    The in-depth investigation could delay the completion of the deal, hurting Deliveroo in the ultracompetitive UK market while giving rivals Just Eat (JSTTY) and Uber (UBER) Eats a boost. A spokesperson for Deliveroo said the company would continue to work closely with the regulator. "We are confident that we will persuade the Competition and Markets Authority of the facts that this minority investment will add to competition, helping restaurants to grow their businesses, creating more work for riders, and increasing choice for customers," the spokesperson said in a statement.
    Amazon (AMZN) did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The company previously defended the deal, saying it would bolster innovation, create jobs and lead to the development of new products. Amazon led a $575 million funding round into Deliveroo in May, signaling that the company could become a key part of its global food delivery ambitions.
    Deliveroo operates in 14 countries including Australia and France. It is present in more than 100 towns and cities across Britain, offering online delivery services for restaurants and convenience stores.
    The Competition and Markets Authority ordered Amazon (AMZN) to pause its investment in July while it investigated whether the deal amounted to a takeover. Earlier this month, the regulator said that it was also concerned that the deal would discourage Amazon from re-entering the online food delivery market as a competitor to Deliveroo in the future. The companies fought for the same customers before Amazon shuttered its Amazon Restaurants business last year.
    Amazon’s direct participation in the restaurant delivery business would "significantly increase competition in online restaurant food delivery," the regulator said. The antitrust authority also warned that the deal would damage competition in the emerging market for online grocery delivery, where Amazon and Deliveroo are two of the strongest players. Food and groceries have been a growing focus for Amazon since its $13.7 billion purchase of grocery chain Whole Foods in 2017.
The Competition and Markets Authority conducts further investigation on Amazon and Deliveroo for the reason that________.
选项 A、Amazon’ s investment would infringe customer’ s interests
B、they can’ t solve the problems resulting from Amazon’ s investment
C、they don’ t figure out how Amazon’ s investment would affect online delivery market
D、Amazon’s investment would eliminate competition of online delivery market
答案B
解析 细节题。根据题干关键词Competition and Markets AuthoriIy和further investigation可定位到第一段。根据第一句…escalating its investigation into whether Amazon’s planned investment in UK food delivery company Deliveroo would reduce competition and harm consumers“……正在加大调查力度，调查亚马逊计划对英国外卖公司Deliveroo的注资是否会减少竞争并损害消费者的利益”可知，监管机构并没有确定亚马逊的投资入股交易会损害消费者的利益，故A项“亚马逊的投资会损害消费者的利益”错误。D项 “亚马逊的投资会消除在线配送市场的竞争”也不符合原文，故错误。由首段第二句可知，监管机构启动“第二阶段”的调查是因为两家公司未能解决该交易给餐食和杂货在线配送市场带来的问题，因此B项“它们无法解决亚马逊投资引发的问题”正确，C项 “它们无法弄明白亚马逊的投资将对在线配送市场产生怎样的影响”错误。故本题选B。
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