Amazon’s $1.7 Billion Deal to Buy Roomba Maker iRobot Gets UK Approval

Amazon’s $1.7 Billion Deal to Buy Roomba Maker iRobot Gets UK Approval
Roomba robot vacuums made by iRobot are displayed on a shelf at a Bed Bath and Beyond store in Larkspur, Calif., on Aug. 5, 2022. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
The Associated Press
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LONDON—British antitrust regulators cleared Amazon’s purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot on Friday, but the $1.7 billion deal still faces scrutiny in the United States and Europe.

The Competition and Markets Authority said it decided not to escalate its initial investigation because it concluded that the deal would not result in a “substantial lessening of competition” within the United Kingdom.