Price increases called 'utterly unreasonable and reprehensible.'
Price increases called ‘utterly unreasonable and reprehensible.’
The case was referred to the tribunal by the Competition Commission in April, after the competition watchdog received complaints from the public about excessive pricing for masks. The commission managed to demonstrate that Dis-Chem exerted market power by “increasing its prices to significant levels” during the pandemic.
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