The Competition Authority has announced advisory regulatory conditions for chain markets. According to the report prepared on the subject, a chain store cannot have more than one branch in a designated area.
Competition Authority, recently “Türkiye FMCG Retailing Industry Review Final ReportThis report, in its simplest terms, describes how markets operate and, in fact, what needs to be done contained. Especially “Draft Law on Amending the Law on the Regulation of Retail Trade“what Items that should be added it was remarkable.
The most important point in the prepared report is that the chain markets are located. with locations relating to. According to the report, chain stores may not be able to open branches every step of the way in the future. Because the Competition Authority thinks that chain market branches should be limited to a certain extent. If such an arrangement were real, the distance between two branches of a chain store would be roughly equivalent to the bird’s flight distance, for example. at least 2 kilometers it may be.
It is believed to increase competition
According to the report prepared by the Competition Authority, the existence of many branches belonging to the same chain market in a determined area, the rival companies opening branches in this area. precedes it. As such, a competitive environment cannot be created. For this reason, the Competition Authority prohibition indicates that it can be applied.
The report includes the following statements:
For store openings, retailers within the same economic integrity within a distance to be determined are required to open a second branch. can be banned and it is considered that these undertakings can be prevented from making a takeover within the same scale. As a matter of fact, chain stores belonging to the same group can be seen at very close distances to each other in certain regions, and this may result in preventing the entry of a new retailer into that region. For this reason, the regulation on the subject is competitive in the market. positive will have effects view is moved.
Nothing is finalized for now
The report prepared by the Competition Authority is currently a recommendation. However, a possible adjustment would make these recommendations can consider. If such a situation occurs, each chain store will be able to have only one branch in the same region. Thus, citizens will have the opportunity to reach other chain markets.