Predatory Pricing

CAIT demands high-level enquiry by govt to probe 'unholy nexus' of e-commerce cos, banks in price distortions

CAIT criticised the banks giving cashback and various types of discounts for purchasing goods from e-commerce portals by making payments through their respective credit/debit cards.

India will not allow multi-brand retail by foreign firms, predatory pricing: Commerce minister Piyush Goyal

The government will not allow foreign companies to operate in the multi-brand segment and necessary action will be taken against people indulging in predatory pricing, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday

Flipkart's legal spat with GOQii: Predatory pricing benefits net-savvy consumers but hurts small traders, offline shoppers

GOQii has won the first round by obtaining an order at the admission stage itself asking Flipkart to remove the impugned products from its website

TRAI may ask Bharti Airtel to furnish details of segmented offers in 'stipulated format', Vodafone Idea seeks more time

Also, Bharti Airtel has furnished the details for December 2018 onwards, while TRAI has sought details of such concessions over a longer period, the official noted.

Upper cap on airfares is need of the hour to discourage predatory pricing, says Parliamentary panel

There have been concerns in various quarters about high airfares even as the civil aviation ministry has been maintaining that air ticket prices are neither controlled nor approved by the government.

TDSAT strikes down TRAI's predatory pricing rule; verdict brings relief for Airtel, Vodafone Idea

TDSAT said that TRAI could not impose financial disincentives and ordered it to rework the predatory pricing rules within six months.

Flipkart and Amazon not misusing their dominant market position in India: CCI

The decision is a defeat for a lobby group representing thousands of online sellers in India.

Traders' body CAIT writes to Suresh Prabhu, says fundamentals of draft e-commerce policy should not be diluted

CAIT suggested that e-commerce companies should be listed with a stock exchange "as it will stop their ability to keep on making sustained losses by adopting indiscriminate discounting

Walmart-Flipkart deal: Predatory pricing can't be foretold; US retailer need not fear competition watchdog for now

Walmart falls within the ambit of the pre-approval regime with its global turnover far in excess of the minimum prescribed.

TRAI to bring an end to tariff war; to unveil predatory pricing rules in six weeks

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has said that it will soon release its predatory pricing rules.