Amazon-Future Retail Deal: Competition Commission Suspends 2019 Deal, Imposes Rs 200 Crore Penalty On Amazon: 10 Points
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) today suspended its more than two-year-old approval for Amazon's deal to acquire stake in retailer Future Coupons Private Limited and also imposed a Rs 202 crore penalty on the e-commerce major for hiding facts and making false statements while seeking regulatory approvals in 2019. In a 57-page order, the country's antitrust body said the approval for the Amazon-Future Coupons deal "shall remain in abeyance".