Coupang hit with dawn raid in South Korea amid probe of tying violations
By Jenny Lee ( May 26, 2025, 04:06 GMT | Insight) -- Coupang is under renewed scrutiny from South Korea’s antitrust regulator over allegations that it leveraged its dominance in e-commerce to unfairly expand into adjacent markets by bundling services under its paid Wow Membership program. The Korea Fair Trade Commission conducted an on-site inspection at Coupang’s Seoul headquarters last week, as part of its ongoing probe into whether the company unlawfully tied its core e-commerce offerings with its food-delivery and video-streaming services.Coupang is under renewed scrutiny from South Korea’s antitrust regulator over allegations that it leveraged its dominance in e-commerce to unfairly expand into adjacent markets by bundling services under its paid Wow Membership program....
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