Tambo: Oxxo Domains No Longer Redirected to Web Troubleshooter | Photo 1 of 1 | Peru

At the end of October, Oxxo a convenience store brand, opened its first store in Peru. However, he never imagined that his arrival in the country would raise such concerns on the part of Tambo +, another company of the same category present on the national market.

The Family Company Lindley Great Retail Owner of Tambo + Acquires Two Web Domains with the Name of the Oxxo Convenience Store Mark www.oxxo.com .pe and www.oxxo.pe ).

For several hours, these domains of Oxxo were redirected to the Tambo + website, which led to criticisms from several Internet users who described this operation as "competition". unfair ".

According to Whoisnet.com Web domain search engine, pages oxxo.pe and oxxo.com.pe appear on behalf of ] GREAT RETAIL SAC ., Owner of the company Tambo + .

IS THIS AN UNEQUAL COMPETITION?

In the absence of any agreement on the use of domains between companies, Oxxo would have the possibility to go to Indecopi for this action to be qualified as unfair competition.

"Oxxo enters the market and is hampered.Indecopi must determine if the consumer is cheated.The domain could have been bought, but the question is to redirect the page," said a former technical secretary of Indecopi . Peru21, who preferred to keep his identity in reserve .

"These cases are well counted and are not very common, they would benefit from the name of the company." The objective of Tambo would be to gain market on the basis of Oxxo's reputation and image and this is perceived as unfair competition, "he added to this newspaper John Flores consumer protection lawyer

WHAT INDECOPI says?

"Any natural person and / or legal entity that participates in the marketplace and is affected by the unfair behavior of another economic agent may lodge a complaint with the Unfair Competition Supervisory Commission (CCD) ", Indecopi stresses.

Once the complaint is filed, it will be badessed and, if applicable , the relevant charges shall be brought in accordance with the provisions of Article 31 of Legislative Decree No. 1044 (Law on the Suppression of Unfair Competition).

Where it is considered that There is an act of unfair competition within the meaning of the 39, Article 52 of the Law on the Suppression of Unfair Competition, the Unfair Competition Supervisory Commission may impose penalties ranging from reprimand to 700 years. Taxation units.