What is retail price maintenance? Resale Price Maintenance (RPM), or vertical price fixing, is where a supplier requires a retailer not to sell below a certain price. The goal is to keep prices artificially high, so consumers are then robbed …
The CMA has completed an in-depth market investigation into the funerals sector after concerns were raised that funeral directors were not treating customers fairly. To address these concerns and help consumers during what is often a difficult time, we've issued a legal Order to funeral directors and crematorium operators.
The next financial year will be the CMA’s third full year of operation. We’ve set out our plans and priorities in the consultation on our annual plan for 2016/17 and...
Here at the CMA, in these few months since our last Promoting Competition bulletin, we’ve continued to see a lot of activity and some big milestones. This has included a...
...consulting on a fresh statement of strategic priorities for the CMA for the new Parliament. Among other things, this highlights the CMA’s role in using competition to improve innovation and...