期刊名称：Research Hub-International Multidisciplinary Research Journal (RHIMRJ)
电子版ISSN：2349-7637
出版年度：2015
期号：4243
页码：7
出版社：Prakashraj P. Kumavat
摘要：E-Commerce has changed the dynamics of many businesses since its inception. Retail market has also experienced the effect of E-Commerce. In recent years, Online Retail (E-Tail) market has become a buzzing word in Indian Economy as well as in the mind of many retail customers. Utilisation of this new way of purchasing products by Indian retail customers has shaken the well-established offline retail market; and offline retailers fear the loss of business at a great extent because of ETailers. This fear is more intense because of the allegations of the anti-competitive practices being followed by the E-Tailers. Offline retailers are considering the flash sales and never ending discount sales offered by E-Tailers as anti-competitive. Exclusive sales arrangement of any products on a particular website of specific E-Tailer is also seen as anti-competitive. Specific allegations of predatory pricing are levelled against Flipkart and other E-Tailers. This paper explains the meaning of offline and online retail market (E-Tail market) and examines major competition law issues relating to E-Tail market. Different anti-competitive practices like horizontal agreement, vertical agreement and predatory pricing in E-Tail market are discussed considering the relevant provisions in Competition Act, 2002. The practices of E-Tailers are evaluated considering Section 3, Section 4 and Section 19 of the Competition Act, 2002.
