The Portuguese Competition Authority sanctions three supermarket chains for collusion on prices (Auchan / Modelo Continente / Pingo Doce / Beiersdorf)

AdC sanctions Auchan, Modelo Continente, Pingo Doce and Beiersdorf for colluding on prices* The decision The AdC (Portuguese Competition Authority) has sanctioned three supermarket chains – Auchan, Modelo Continente (Sonae Group), and Pingo Doce (Jerónimo Martins Group) – as well as their common supplier of cosmetics and personal care products Beiersdorf and one of its managers, for having participated in a scheme of price fixing on retail prices. The AdC’s investigation concluded that by means of contact established