Oligo Intelligence
“People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.”
— Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776), Book I, Chapter X
Significant developments
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CMA fines Wayfair, Appliances Direct and Gold's Gym £6m for misleading sales tactics
On 14 October 2026 the CMA announced fines totalling £6 million on Wayfair, Appliances Direct and Gold's Gym under the DMCC Act 2024, and ordered around £440,000 in customer refunds.
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UK CAT certifies ACSO's opt-out collective claim against Amazon on conditions, with reasons to follow
On 13 October 2026 the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled that ACSO can be authorised as class representative in its opt-out collective proceedings against Amazon group companies, subject to conditions; full reasons are to follow in a separate judgment.
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Spain's CNMC opens sanctioning proceedings against Apple and Amazon for breaching 2023 cease-and-desist order
On 3 November 2026 the CNMC announced it has opened sanctioning proceedings against Apple and Amazon for failing to comply with the cease-and-desist order in its July 2023 decision (VS/0013/21) until May 2025.
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France's Autorité de la concurrence fines Nel group companies €2.16m over abuse of dominance at Mayotte's Port of Longoni
On 15 October 2026 the Autorité de la concurrence announced decision 26-D-09 fining several companies in the Mayotte-based Nel group a total of €2,162,599 for two abuses of a dominant position in the port handling sector at Mayotte's Port of Longoni.
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FTC secures proposed Robinson-Patman settlement with Southern Glazer's covering 26 states
The FTC announced on October 2, 2026 a proposed stipulated order settling its 2024 Robinson-Patman Act price-discrimination suit against wine and spirits distributor Southern Glazer's, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
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CADE announces BRL 100.787m fine on Denso for wiring harness and automotive components cartel
Brazil's CADE announced that on 10 June 2026 it convicted Denso Corporation of cartel conduct in the wiring harness and automotive electronic components market and fined it BRL 100.787 million.
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Romanian Senate rejects L339/2026 competition-damages reform bill and sends it to the Chamber of Deputies
On 8 September 2026 the Romanian Senate rejected legislative proposal L339/2026, which would have amended Government Emergency Ordinance 170/2020 on competition damages actions and the Competition Law, and transmitted the initiative to the other chamber.
Latest updates, chronological
Ordered by event date where known; publication date is used as fallback and labelled.
- announcement date
Spain's CNMC opens sanctioning proceedings against Apple and Amazon for breaching 2023 cease-and-desist order
On 3 November 2026 the CNMC announced it has opened sanctioning proceedings against Apple and Amazon for failing to comply with the cease-and-desist order in its July 2023 decision (VS/0013/21) until May 2025.
- decision date
France's Autorité de la concurrence fines Nel group companies €2.16m over abuse of dominance at Mayotte's Port of Longoni
On 15 October 2026 the Autorité de la concurrence announced decision 26-D-09 fining several companies in the Mayotte-based Nel group a total of €2,162,599 for two abuses of a dominant position in the port handling sector at Mayotte's Port of Longoni.
- decision date
CMA fines Wayfair, Appliances Direct and Gold's Gym £6m for misleading sales tactics
On 14 October 2026 the CMA announced fines totalling £6 million on Wayfair, Appliances Direct and Gold's Gym under the DMCC Act 2024, and ordered around £440,000 in customer refunds.
- decision date
UK CAT certifies ACSO's opt-out collective claim against Amazon on conditions, with reasons to follow
On 13 October 2026 the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal ruled that ACSO can be authorised as class representative in its opt-out collective proceedings against Amazon group companies, subject to conditions; full reasons are to follow in a separate judgment.
- decision date
FTC secures proposed Robinson-Patman settlement with Southern Glazer's covering 26 states
The FTC announced on October 2, 2026 a proposed stipulated order settling its 2024 Robinson-Patman Act price-discrimination suit against wine and spirits distributor Southern Glazer's, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.
- decision date
Romanian Senate rejects L339/2026 competition-damages reform bill and sends it to the Chamber of Deputies
On 8 September 2026 the Romanian Senate rejected legislative proposal L339/2026, which would have amended Government Emergency Ordinance 170/2020 on competition damages actions and the Competition Law, and transmitted the initiative to the other chamber.
- decision date
CADE announces BRL 100.787m fine on Denso for wiring harness and automotive components cartel
Brazil's CADE announced that on 10 June 2026 it convicted Denso Corporation of cartel conduct in the wiring harness and automotive electronic components market and fined it BRL 100.787 million.
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