CEO Testifies in Victory Price-Fixing Trial: 'No Different from Other Retailers'
How 3 Israeli newsrooms covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By ענת סימן טוב
First reported by Calcalist · Jul 15, 2026
What happened
In the price-fixing trial of Victory supermarket CEO Ayal Ravid, Beit HaShita CEO Uri Levi testified that Ravid's conduct was typical of industry negotiations and did not involve consumer price coordination. Levi's testimony supports the defense's claim that Ravid's talks with suppliers were legitimate business dealings, while the prosecution maintains they constituted illegal price-fixing.
- 01Beit HaShita CEO testified Ravid never discussed consumer prices, only supplier purchase prices.
- 02Levi said Ravid's conduct is typical and not different from other food retailers.
- 03Trial began in June after Competition Authority investigation into alleged price-fixing.
- 04Ravid and others accused of coordinating prices with suppliers, violating competition laws.
- 05Levi stated social media posts by Ravid did not influence supplier price decisions.
- 06Prosecution argues negotiations crossed into illegal price coordination, defense denies this.
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