China fines Vipshop almost $500,000 for unfair competition acts

Reuters · 02/08/2021 01:02
China fines Vipshop almost $500,000 for unfair competition acts

- China's market regulator on Monday said it has fined online discount retailer Vipshop Holdings Ltd VIPS.N 3 million yuan ($463,936.66) for committing unfair competition acts.

An investigation found that from August through December last year, Vipshop had developed a system to obtain information on brands it and competitors sold which gave Vipshop a competitive advantage, the State Administration for Market Regulation said on its website.


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