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The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said in a study, released Wednesday, that marketplace platforms should adopt self-regulatory measures such as clearly stating the parameters of search ranking, setting out a transparent policy on data collected by them, among others.
Releasing the findings and its observations, the CCI said marketplace platforms should bring out a clear policy on discounts. This would include the basis of discount rates funded by platforms for different products or suppliers and the implications of participation or non-participation in such schemes.
The CCI flagged concerns around deep discounting on goods and services offered by large online
