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Online stores still mislead consumers with fake offers and discounts so often that the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) considers it a structural problem. “Consumers should not be tempted to make purchases with offers that are not real discounts,” the ACM said just ahead of Black Friday and the holiday season. From now on, the ACM will fine online stores that don’t adhere to the discount rules.
Three energy providers are currently offering fixed-rate contracts with rates above the energy price cap, which expires in January. Consumers signing a contract with HEM, OM Nieuwe Energie, or PrikEnergie need to be aware that they will have to pay the high rates in their contracts once the price cap expires, the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) warned in its Energy Monitor on Thursday.
Businesses often mislead consumers with false or vague claims about their sustainability, according to the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM). The regulator is launching a campaign to make consumers aware of “green talk” and has also started another investigation into businesses’ sustainability claims.