Supermarkets Enquiry: Progress Report Published

United Kingdom

Supermarkets Enquiry: Progress Report Published As part of a policy to introduce greater transparency into its procedures, the Competition Commission has sent a letter dated 1st November 1999 to the Chief Executives of Supermarkets with information about the progress of its enquiry into the supply of groceries from multiple stores. It covers progress on the taking of evidence needed for the enquiry; a broad indication of the nature of the investigative work being carried out, and of the analysis that is being carried out; the CC’s estimate of the timetable within the next few months, and ancillary issues. The CC has collected information in the following ways: · questionnaires · requests for pricing data · oral hearings · consumer survey. The Commission will decide early next year whether, on the basis of these analyses and other evidence submitted, any monopoly situation appears to exist. (Competition Commission Press Release 25/99)