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FTC Chief Warns Coupang's Defiance Erodes Small Business Safeguards
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Fusion42 · 21 September 2026 · Fusion42 review
The Korea Fair Trade Commission (FTC) chairman criticised Coupang's non-cooperation with an investigation under the Large-Scale Retail Business Act, viewing it as undermining safeguards for small businesses. The FTC plans tighter enforcement against collusion in key livelihood sectors and restrictions on repeat offenders.
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You must prepare for intensified regulatory audits in South Korea's retail and e-commerce sectors as the FTC tightens enforcement against techniques that undermine small business protections. Non-cooperation with investigations is a direct threat to market access and could prompt new punitive rules you need to navigate.
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