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Just do it (except when it breaches competition law) – Commission fines Nike for restricting sales of licensed merchandise online and offline in the EEA
The European Commission has released the non-confidential version of its decision against Nike, delivered in March, which fined the sports retailer €12.5 million for breaches of EU competition
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Spain's competition authority smokes out cigarette cartel facilitated by online software
Three of Spain's major cigarette makers – Philip Morris Spain, Altadis and JT Internacional Iberia – as well as distributor Logista, have been fined a total of EUR 57.7 million
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Ping – CAT takes a swing at ban on online sales of golf clubs
The UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has re-affirmed the well-established principle that online sales bans are liable to be found anti-competitive. Businesses which seek to ban distributors or
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Online algorithms: a new feat for the antitrust offender
On 24 July 2018, the European Commission fined four consumer electronics manufacturers a total of €111 million for fixing the online prices of their retailers (resale price maintenance).