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RSS OFTJohn Lewis and Dixons spat could end up in court
News John Lewis could take Dixons' to court if the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) fails to intervene over the retail giant's alleged stranglehold of the home PC market. In an exclusive interview with Silicon.com, Paul Burden,... [12 Apr 2000]
Dixons-Compaq deal comes under Parliamentary scrutiny
News Dixons' practices in the UK home PC market have been labelled 'unfair' by leading retailers and will be the subject of an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), according to Labour MP Nick Palmer. [10 Apr 2000]
E-tailers to get strict code of practice
News The call for an online Office of Fair Trading (OFT) was echoed in the Cabinet Office Performance and Innovation Unit paper, ecommerce@its.best.uk, published in September 1999. Colin Lloyd, director of TrustUK, said:... [15 Feb 2000]
DTI commissions review of UK ecommerce
News The DTI today announced a wide-ranging review of ecommerce to be undertaken jointly between the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) and the telephone regulator, Oftel. The OFT said it was pleased to accept such... [09 Sep 1999]
Airlines to change systems to cope with OFT regulations
News The high-tech strategy of leading airlines hangs in the balance, following an investigation this month by the UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT). The OFT is concerned that airline contracts do not guarantee... [28 Jun 1999]
Ex-goblin to head OFT cartels team
News The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has named the man who will head its new cartels taskforce - and he has a long and unusual track record in management. Adrian Walker-Smith, who has been with the OFT for... [27 Nov 1998]
Dixons faces probe over pricing
News UK trade secretary, Peter Mandelson, has written to the director general of the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), asking the agency to investigate whether Dixons group's pricing policy represents an abuse of a monopolistic... [23 Nov 1998]
