Competition Commission of India releases report on Market Study on e-commerce in India- A Soft advisory or Warning signal ?

Competition Commission of India releases report on Market Study on e-commerce in India- A Soft advisory or Warning signal ? The electronic commerce (“E-Commerce”) market in India is no stranger to allegations of anti-competitive conduct. E-Commerce firms in India have been subject to allegations ranging from predatory pricing to discriminatory terms. Amidst the growing clamor…

CCI orders investigation into Amazon and Flipkart’s alleged exclusive tie ups and preferential terms with their respective preferred sellers

CCI orders investigation into Amazon and Flipkart’s alleged exclusive tie ups and preferential terms with their respective preferred sellers   Competition Commission of India (“CCI/Commission”), vide order dated 13.01.2020, has directed the Director General (“DG”) to investigate whether the alleged exclusive agreements, deep-discounting and preferential listing of a few select sellers by Amazon and Flipkart…