No evidence of price gouging in supermarkets, says consumer watchdog 

The CCPC said while food prices had increased significantly in recent years in Ireland, 'there is no evidence that competition is not working in the Irish grocery retail sector'. File picture

There is no evidence of price gouging in Ireland’s supermarket industry, the State’s consumer watchdog has said.

Publishing the findings of its latest analysis of the sector, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has said while food prices have increased significantly in recent years in Ireland, “there is no evidence that competition is not working in the Irish grocery retail sector”.