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07.06.2022 - 11:27 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Retail prices of a number of Rangers-branded replica kits and other clothing products were illegally fixed by JD Sports and Elite Sports, the UK's competition watchdog has said.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said both retail companies had confessed to "cartel activity" from September 2018 until at least July 2019.
It also said that Rangers also took part in the alleged collusion but "only to the extent" of fixing the retail price of adult home short-sleeved replica shirts from September 2018 to at least mid-November 2018.
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The CMA added that all three parties allegedly colluded to stop JD Sports undercutting the retail price of the shirt on Elite’s Gers Online store.
At the time, Elite was the manufacturer of Rangers-branded clothing and also sold Rangers-branded products directly through Gers Online Store and later in bricks-and-mortar shops in Glasgow and Belfast.
The only UK-wide major retailer selling those products at the time was JD Sports.
The CMA has released its provisional conclusions and if confirmed, the companies involved "can expect to face fines".
Michael Grenfell, executive director of enforcement at the CMA, said: "We don’t hesitate to take action when we have concerns that companies may be working together to keep costs up. Football fans are well-known for their loyalty towards their teams.
"We are concerned that, in this case, Elite, JD Sports and, to some extent, Rangers, may have colluded to keep prices high, so that the two retailers could pocket more money for themselves at the expense of fans."
The CMA has alleged that Rangers FC became concerned about the fact that, at the start of the 2018-19 football
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