Mexico Watchdog Fines Walmart’s Subsidiary for Alleged Monopolistic Practices

Walmex said it plans to challenge the Mexican regulatory’s decision.
Mexico Watchdog Fines Walmart’s Subsidiary for Alleged Monopolistic Practices
Walmart signs are displayed inside a Walmart store in Mexico City on March 28, 2019. Edgard Garrido/Reuters
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Mexico’s competition watchdog has imposed a fine on Walmart’s Mexican unit, Walmex, for allegedly engaging in a monopolistic practice relating to its “supplier contributions,” the company said on Friday.

The Federal Economic Competition Commission, or COFECE, has ordered Walmex to pay a 93.4 million pesos ($4.6 million) fine and urged the retailer to comply with the law, according to a company statement.