commerce malpractices to protect traders: CAIT Secretary General and MP Khandelwal
Published on: April 5, 2026, 1:30 p.m. | Source: The Tribune
In a communication to Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, Khandelwal expressed concern that practices adopted by some companies are 'severely distorting India's retail trade ecosystem.'He highlighted that activities such as 'predatory pricing, deep discounting, dark patterns, inventory-led models disguised as marketplaces, preferential treatment to select sellers, and the rapid expansion of dark stores' are harming fair competition and threatening the survival of small and medium traders.
