This petition was submitted during the 2017-2019 parliament
Rejected petition Review CMA ruling on the lighting industry to prevent further damage to retail
The CMA investigation considers only price maintenance. It has taken a simplistic view of how this will affect consumers and business in the short term. There is no consideration of the longer term & how this ruling is forcing retailers to close, removing our conduit to consumer education and jobs!
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"The UK supply chain supports 1,700 companies across a diverse lighting sector and is worth £2.3bn to the economy. The UK is home to more than 140 lighting design practices that specify lighting for mainly overseas projects and which present a unique opportunity for lighting manufacturers to access global markets.” Michael Fallon MP.
Jobs are being lost across the sector, training has almost ceased because retailers cannot make a living; this must be urgently reviewed to save the industry.
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