As it states in its homepage: The members that form ConMéxico are: It has already entered into two issues, the first one being that it stood against COFEPRIS, that pressured tobacco and alcoholic companies into paying an amount that would be destined to the Secretaría de Salud (Health Bureau) to prevent and treat diseases provoked by tobacco or alcohol.
In 2001, three retail companies, Gigante, Soriana and Commercial Mexicana tried to form an association (Sinergia) trying to have a bigger buy volume (to get a lower price) and in that way compete with Wal-Mart.
Sinergia argued that it wasn't going to have fixed prices, just wanted to unite to create a bigger sales volume.
What is argued here is that the industries that conform ConMéxico are semi-monopolist, and that's what they were accusing Sinergia of.
Taken from La Jornada newspaper: "A report by ACNielsen, reveals that, for example, transnational Uniliever holds 40 per cent of the deodorant market, or 75% of consommes and 81 per cent of margarines.