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lodged a complaint with Britain's competition authority against what it described as supermarkets' "misleading" pricing practices from "dodgy multi-buys to baffling sales offers".
The Competition and Markets Authority had launched its investigation after a "super-complaint" lodged by Which? in April claimed supermarkets' misleading pricing tactics had duped shoppers out of hundreds of millions of pounds.
However, the CMA said that although there was evidence of misleading pricing, the practice did not appear to be widespread and retailers were generally taking compliance seriously.
Since January 2012 there have been 27 ASA rulings against Sit-Up Ltd, mostly concerning misleading pricing claims and misleading product descriptions.
Carpetright is one of the companies under investigation by the Office of Fair Trading over misleading pricing of special offers.
The CMA has been in close contact with retailers cited in the dossier, asking them for explanations for the misleading pricing and promotions.
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Ticket exchange websites are defying the advertising watchdog by continuing to promote seats at sports and music events at misleading prices.
The outspoken boss of frozen food giant Iceland has dismissed complaints by consumer group Which? about misleading supermarket pricing as "bollocks".
"Retailers also trick consumers on Black Friday into falling for bad deals with misleading original prices, knockoff deals, and rebates," research group Nerd Wallet warns.
The commission found that 137 sites were breaking existing EU consumer rules by confusing - or deliberately misleading - ticket pricing and the availability of seats at the lowest fares.
Malinvestment occurs when investors are misled by price signals that have been distorted by monetary machinations.
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