Dis-Chem found guilty of price gouging on face masks
The company was found to have contravened the Competition Act after it increased prices for three types of masks
07 July 2020 - 12:36
The Competition Tribunal has found Dis-Chem guilty of charging excessive prices for surgical face masks to take advantage of heightened demand during the Covid-19 pandemic, and has ordered it to pay R1.2m.
The company was found to have contravened the Competition Act after it increased prices for three types of masks “to the detriment of consumers during March 2020”...
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