Walmart's Mexican Business Unit to Challenge Antitrust Authority's Ruling

Walmart’s Mexican business unit, Walmart de México y Centroamérica (Walmex), said a decision by Mexico’s antitrust authority will not affect its business.The company also said in a Friday (Dec. 13) press release that it will challenge the Comisíon Federal de Competencia Económica’s (COFECE) Thursday (Dec. 12) decision that Walmex engaged in a monopolistic practice in its dealing with supplier contributions.COFECE fined the company over $93 million pesos (about $5 million), according to the release.The compe ...