UOKiK launches investigation against 16 fitness club operators accused of collusion

Consumer watchdog UOKiK has instigated proceedings against 16 fitness club operators, including Calypso, Fabryka Formy, Zdrofit, Fitness Platinium and Fitness Academy, alleging a collusion between the companies leading to a market division, and impeding competition in the market. In 2017, UOKiK, assisted by the police, searched the premises of fitness networks and Benefit System offices, the largest sports and recreation package operator in Poland, offering the Multisport card. “We gathered evidence that suggests that 16 entrepreneurs could have entered into a collusion limiting competition. The fitness clubs could have divided the market by agreeing in which regions each of them would be active,” said Marek Niechciał, president of UOKiK.