Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT), a retailer's body, has written to the competition watchdog seeking urgent action in the long-pending Delhi Vyapal Mahasangh case involving anti-competitive practices between Flipkart and Amazon. “The Competition Commission of India (CCI) must give top priority to this case and issue final penalty orders and directions to Flipkart and Amazon to stop their illegal activities. “This will have a serious impact on the survival of retailers and their families,” a letter from CAIT national general secretary Praveen Khandelwal to CCI chief Ravneet Kaur said. In November 2019, the Delhi Vyapar Mahasangh had filed a lawsuit against Flipkart and Amazon, alleging that the companies had indulged in serious anti-competitive practices, leading to the closure of hundreds of thousands of members who made a living in the retail industry. had filed a lawsuit.
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According to the CAIT letter, these foreign companies (Flipkart and Amazon) have monopolized the sale of mobile phones through exclusive launches. The CAIT letter states that some entities/sellers are established for the sole purpose of invoicing and for the sole purpose of selling inventory on Flipkart/Amazon in the name of such entity/seller. It is stated that
According to CAIT's letter, their business model is so distorted that almost all sales on these platforms are done by their own sellers, and millions of other sellers registered on the platform. says it's just to show that they operate an e-commerce marketplace. According to CAIT, the monthly passage would mean condoning anti-competitive practices to the tune of Rs 25,000 crore by Flipkart and Amazon, with corresponding loss of livelihood to retailers and small traders. That's what it means.
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CAIT said Flipkart and Amazon used their leverage and filed frivolous lawsuits to delay the investigation for more than 20 months. “We have recently learned that the investigation into the incident has already been completed and a report has been submitted,” the CAIT letter added.
