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​Wesfarmers’ plan to buy Catch Group raises concerns for third-party sellers, ACCC says

By Laurel Henning ( June 14, 2019, 03:03 GMT | Insight) -- Wesfarmers’ plans to buy online retailer Catch Group are drawing scrutiny from Australia’s competition regulator over the effect the deal might have on commission rates for third-party sellers using Catch. In its market-inquiries letter, the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission called for submissions addressing issues including whether Amazon.com or eBay would effectively constrain a combined Wesfarmers Catch in terms of pricing and service.Wesfarmers’ plans to buy online retailer Catch Group are drawing scrutiny from Australia’s competition regulator over the effect the deal might have on commission rates for third-party sellers using Catch. ...

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