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Retailers abandon preferential shelf space for local products after European antitrust pressure

By Lewis Crofts and Tono Gil ( July 20, 2022, 12:33 GMT | Insight) -- Supermarkets have stepped back from agreements to display domestic products prominently on high-value shelf space, after scrutiny from the European Commission and national antitrust watchdogs. Officials were concerned about “protectionist” agreements in EU countries that consisted of retailers giving preference to domestic products that wasn’t based on “objective criteria.”Supermarkets have stepped back from agreements to display domestic products prominently on high-value shelf space after scrutiny from the European Commission and national antitrust watchdogs....

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