ComCom files criminal charges against Woolworths

ComCom files criminal charges against Woolworths
ComCom signalled the charges in December. (Image: NZME)
Gregor Thompson
The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against Woolworths for misleading customers. On Tuesday, Vanessa Horne, ComCom’s general manager of competition, fair trading and credit, said the charges were the same as those signalled in December. “The Commerce Commission has filed charges against Woolworths in the Auckland District Court for alleged inaccurate pricing and misleading specials that may have breached the Fair Trading Act,” Horne said. ComCom announced plans to take Woolworths NZ, as well as Pa...

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