A complaint was filed with the Antimonopoly Department regarding the sale of electrical goods by grocery chains

The owner of a non-chain electrical goods store in Rehovot, Kol Elektrik, Yohanan Nahum, filed a complaint against grocery chains with the antimonopoly department, accusing them of selling electrical goods at dumping prices, Calcalist reports.

In the complaint, the store owner notes that “these chains do not sell food products at a loss, but concentrate their unprofitable activities solely in the electrical goods industry, an industry that is not their core business.”

According to Nachum, these sales are not aimed at making a profit, but serve as an aggressive marketing tool to attract buyers while systematically harming independent enterprises in the industry, including their liquidation.

The author of the appeal warns that, as has already happened in the grocery sector, “with the elimination of competition and the disappearance of small businesses, these chains will likely raise prices for electrical goods.”

The complaint was filed against the backdrop of retailers actively using the parallel import laws that came into force to sell branded electrical goods and electronics at prices 10-20% below market prices.