SocietyThree firms inspected over alleged illegal bid coordination for convenience-store refrigeration equipment

Japan’s Fair Trade Commission conducted on-site inspections on the 14th at three manufacturers in Tokyo and Gunma Prefecture. The inquiry concerns bids for refrigeration equipment and other items used at convenience-store giant Seven-Eleven’s outlets. The commission suspects the companies engaged in illegal coordination of orders.

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