Commerce Commission faces slippery questions in X-rated inquiry

Commerce Commission faces slippery questions in X-rated inquiry
By Pattrick Smellie June 11 (BusinessDesk) - Consenting adults they may be at the Commerce Commission, since they give consent to merger and acquisition proposals as long as they don't harm competition. But rarely has this normally straight-laced organ of state been asked to handle as slippery a problem as the proposed acquisition of Johnson & Johnson's KY jelly brand of personal lubricant by Reckitt Benckiser, owners of the Durex range of adult lubricants. Such is the greasy pole of competitive retailing, however, it seems the commiss...