RANGERS and sportswear retailers are facing an investigation from the Competitions and Market Authority (CMA) for 'suspected anti-competitive behaviour'.
The government department has opened an initial inquiry, probing Rangers, Hummel and previous retail partners Greaves Sports and JD Sports.
The investigation will take around six months to conclude and has been tasked with looking into breaches of competition law.
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"At this stage the CMA believes that it has reasonable grounds to suspect one or more breaches of competition law," said the CMA's notes of the case.
"The CMA has not reached a view as to whether there is sufficient evidence of an infringement of competition law for it to issue a statement of objections or, ultimately, an infringement decision, to any party under investigation.
"Not all cases result in the CMA issuing a statement of objections or an infringement decision."
A spokesman for JD Sports said: “We are cooperating fully with the investigation and are unable to comment further at this time.”
The probe is the latest faced by JD Sports after the CMA's decision to block a £90million purchase of sportswear company Footyasylum was reversed by the Competition Appeal Tribunal.
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