Rewe Suspected of Price Arrangements

CompaniesRetail & Consumer ♦ Published: February 28, 2012; 22:57 ♦ (Vindobona)

The Austrian Federal Competition Authority (BWB) suspects Rewe Group for having made price arrangements with competitors and suppliers.

Rewe Suspected of Price Arrangements / Picture: © Rewe Group

Since Monday, a house search in Rewe Austria´s headquarters in Wiener Neustadt is instructed. BWB suspects Rewe of having made price arrangements. Both BWB and Rewe Austria confirmed the house search. Details are not published yet. BWB only commented that investigations take place for months. Also Rewe´s competitors are suspected of having participated in the cartel. BWB assumes…