The Danish Competition Council has adopted a decision finding the exchange of information on prices, discounts and quantities in relation to future sales between retailers of clothing items illegal

On June 24 2020, the Danish Competition Council (DCC) adopted two separate decisions concerning HUGO BOSS NORDIC ApS (HUGO BOSS) and Axel Kaufmann ApS (Kaufmann) and HUGO BOSS, Ginsborg ApS and Ginsborg Frederiksberg Centret ApS (Ginsborg) respectively. In the decisions it is concluded that the parties’ exchange of information on prices, discounts and quantities in relation to future sales constituted a violation of Section 6 of the Danish Competition Act and TFEU article 101. The Danish Competition Council has ordered HUGO BOSS, Kaufmann and Ginsborg to cease the illegal behavior and to refrain from similar activities in the future.