FAS named retail chains that refused to limit markups on products

"Metro", "Lenta", "Maria Ra" and "Monetka" have sent information to the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) that they do not consider it necessary to accept voluntary obligations to limit the trade markup on socially important food products, the press service of the antimonopoly body told "Izvestia".

At the same time, the FAS noted that more than 10 trading companies supported the service's proposal to limit prices.

"Most networks of the group of companies "X5" ("Pyaterochka", "Perekrestok", "Slata", "Krasny Yar", "Victoria", "Pokupochka", online hypermarket "Vprok"), as well as "Auchan", "Atak", "Magnit" and "Dixie" supported the proposal of the FAS, saying that they are ready to expand the list of commodity items with a markup limited to 5-10%", - explained in the service.

They also noted that in retail chains "X5" additional restrictions are valid from November 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025 in 68 regions. If earlier markups were limited to 277 commodity positions in 17 categories of food products, now the list has been expanded to 387 positions and 29 categories.

"The term of such commitments in the networks "Auchan" and "Atak" in 49 regions of the country is three months with the possibility of extension. Previously, the restrictions applied to 166 commodity positions in 26 categories of goods, now the number of positions has been expanded to 208, and categories - to 31", - specified in the FAS.

In the retail chain "Magnit" earlier the obligations applied to 278 product positions in 26 categories of food products in 68 regions. After the proposal of the antimonopoly agency the list of goods with a limited markup expanded to 448 items in 30 categories. Additional restrictions will be in effect from December 1, 2024 to April 1, 2025.

"Dixie" chain assumed additional obligations for a similar period. At the same time, the list of goods has been expanded from 70 items in 21 categories to 110 items in 29 categories in all regions where the retail chain is present," - explained in the FAS.

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