Tag: Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore
Singapore – The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS), the country’s competition and consumer protection regulator, has found three online retailers using misleading website features known as “dark patterns” to influence consumers’ purchasing decisions. The online retailers, namely Seager...
Singapore — Retailer COURTS has confirmed it was contacted by the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) over website design features that may have misled consumers, saying the issue has since been fully rectified and affected customers refunded. “COURTS confirms that it had been contacted...
CCS noted that this exposed consumers to the risk of paying for items they had not chosen if they failed to notice and remove them before checkout.
The guide focuses on “Quality-Related Claims,” which refer to statements about the qualities, uses, or benefits of a product or business.
It has also thanked CCCS and PUB–the country’s water supply government agency–for alerting them of consumer concerns about their advertising.
According to the commission, it has found that the proposed acquisition is likely to entrench and strengthen Grab’s already dominant position in the ride-hail platform market to the detriment of drivers and passengers.
According to CCCS, the parties submitted that the proposed cooperation between SIA and Garuda will lead to enhanced air travel product for Singapore to Indonesia services, as well as expanded virtual networks of the airlines, thereby providing an increased number of service offerings to passengers;
CCCS orders water filtration brand Purexygen to remove misleading claims, review marketing practices
In a statement by the CCCS, the competition watchdog had mentioned that it had issued warnings to Purexygen and its directors regarding the unfair practices. CCCS will take action if Purexygen or their directors breach the undertakings or engage in any other unfair practices.
According to the commission, they need to review the competition effects of the proposed acquisition in greater detail.
According to the CCCS, both parties have said that the proposed merger will not result in a substantial lessening of competition in the relevant markets in terms of lack of prohibitive barriers to entry, as well as the highly-fragmented nature of the rental car market.
