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After striking the first blow with their unsuccessful dawn (1.7.1) last month, Wright & Bergkamp have now launched a takeover bid for their High Street rivals Merson's. A fierce (1.7.2) is expected for control of the electronics retailer. For Merson's chairman David Adams, the bid came as no surprise: "They've been (1.7.3) our shareholders with propaganda for weeks, but they won't succeed. We're ready for (1.7.4) and we're going to (1.7.5) them all the way." Indeed Merson's have already launched their (1.7.6) , issuing a press release which questions some of Wright & Bergkamp's accounting methods. Yet City analysts suggested yesterday that the (1.7.7) 's hostile bid is likely to succeed unless Merson's (1.7.8) with another retailing group.