Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore

Singapore’s consumer watchdog investigating hair salon chain suspected of ‘targeting’ elderly customers

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Singapore’s consumer watchdog investigating hair salon chain suspected of ‘targeting’ elderly customers

PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS SCISSOR & COMB CCCS’ investigations found that the three salons had previously operated under the business name Scissor & Comb. CASE had received similar complaints against Scissor & Comb from 2018 to 2022, with consumers allegedly billed for unwanted treatments or packages without their explicit consent. On Wednesday afternoon, CCCS, acting under the … Read more

Competition watchdog flags company, director for rigging bids in Ngee Ann Polytechnic quotation exercises

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Competition watchdog flags company, director for rigging bids in Ngee Ann Polytechnic quotation exercises

SINGAPORE: A company and a director were flagged on Friday (Aug 2) by Singapore’s competition watchdog for rigging bids in three quotation exercises called by Ngee Ann Polytechnic (NP). The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) said it had issued a proposed infringement decision against Rei Securite and Soh Chee Keong, the director of … Read more

Competition watchdog says Grab’s plan to acquire Trans-cab will significantly weaken rivals

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Competition watchdog says Grab’s plan to acquire Trans-cab will significantly weaken rivals

CCCS’ REVIEW The watchdog said that businesses are not prohibited from having a dominant position or trying to protect their market position through “competitive merit”, such as by introducing innovative products. “However, mergers that protect, enhance or perpetuate the dominant position in ways unrelated to competitive merit can be anti-competitive,” it said. The proposed takeover … Read more