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Hoka didn’t act unlawfully, owner targeted by UK antitrust claim from shoe retailer says

By Simon Zekaria ( January 18, 2024, 17:17 GMT | Insight) -- The owner of the Hoka running shoe brand told a UK judge today that it didn’t behave unlawfully in its commercial dealings with Up and Running, a running shoe retailer. The claimant alleges the defendant, Deckers UK, stopped it from selling Hoka shoes online following a disagreement over selling tactics due to reduced business activity during the Covid-19 pandemic.The owner of the Hoka running shoe brand told a UK judge today that it didn’t behave unlawfully in its commercial dealings with Up and Running — a running shoe retailer that filed an antitrust damages claim over an alleged breach of competition rules....

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