Definition: In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
Input: Washington (CNN) -- 3M Company has abandoned its plan to acquire a competitor who sells labels and sticky notes after the government said it would fight the proposed merger, the Justice Department announced Tuesday. The Justice Department said the 3M agreement with Avery Dennison Corp. would have left Avery without its brand or the sales and distribution system necessary to compete effectively in the sticky notes market. "We welcome the companies' decision to abandon this deal, which raised competitive concerns in the sale of labels and sticky notes," said Joseph Wayland, acting assistant attorney general in charge of the Antitrust Division.3M had planned merger with rival note-maker AveryJustice Department says deal would have been bad for competitionJustice says the firms' fight for the labels and sticky notes market saves customers millions 
 Question:_ was tops in labels and 3M was ahead in sticky notes sold under its Post-it brand.

Avery Dennison Corp.