Janelle Inc is an importer of luxury European fabrics based in Montreal.Because it must fill containers with fabric in order to make them worthwhile to import,Janelle requires that all of its retail customers buy two fabrics: one that they choose and one chosen by Janelle.If Janelle is a major supplier in the market and its practice has an adverse effect on competition,under the Competition Act,the practice may constitute

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Janelle's practice of requiring its retail customers to buy a second fabric chosen by Janelle can be characterized as tied selling, which is the practice of requiring a customer to purchase a product or service on the condition that they also buy a second product or service. This could be seen as anticompetitive if Janelle is a major supplier in the market and is using its market power to force its customers to buy its second product, thereby reducing competition for that product. Tied selling is specifically addressed in section 77 of the Competition Act.

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