Nov 9 (Reuters) - Australia's Woolworths Group Ltd WOW.AX on Friday said it will sell its petrol business to British petrol retailer EG Group for A$1.73 billion ($1.25 billion).
The deal comes months after Australia's largest supermarket operator canceled a A$1.8 billion sale of its petrol stations to BP Plc BP.L after it was blocked by Australia's antitrust regulator. part of the deal, Woolworths and EG Group have entered into a 15-year commercial alliance encompassing fuel discount redemption, loyalty and wholesale product supply. ($1 = 1.3812 Australian dollars)
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