免费日韩片_欧美成人精品一区二区男人小说_国产乱码一区二区三区四区_国产精品国产三级国产aⅴ入口_成人看的污污超级黄网站免费_欧美一级在线免费观看_成人午夜免费无码福利片_国产乱人伦偷精品视频色欲_aaa少妇高潮大片免费看_国产精品1234_亚洲精品国产suv一区88_中文字字幕在线中文无码_精品亚洲区_午夜九九九_国产av国片精品jk制服丝袜_色综合亚洲_亚洲成av人片无码bt种子下载_欧美色就色_精品少妇的一区二区三区四区_男人用嘴添女人下身免费视频

  .contact us |.about us
News > Business News ...
Search:
    Advertisement
Carrefour gets a roasting over nuts
( 2003-06-21 11:11) (China Daily)

French retailer Carrefour is under fire here for allegedly imposing unfair charges on food suppliers.

The row has led to a suspension of some roasted seed and nut supplies at Carrefour's outlets nationwide.

Negotiations over the disputed fees broke down earlier this week between Carrefour and the Shanghai Seed and Nut Roasters Association, which represents 17 major domestic companies that supply Carrefour.

They include 11 companies, with famous brands like Taifeng, Zhenglin and A Ming, that account for about 85 per cent of total production.

If the two sides fail to resolve their differences, stocks of the roasted snacks are likely to disappear from the shelves of up to 39 Carrefour's outlets nationwide.

"It (supply suspension) is a hard decision, but we had to take it... we in fact had expected a win-win outcome,'' said Chen Enguo, secretary general of the association.

He claimed that Carrefour was insincere in its attempts to end the stand-off.

Chen accused the French company of slapping unfair fees on producers who wanted to sell their goods at Carrefour.

The charges imposed allegedly include fees for anniversary celebrations held by its distant French headquarters.

Carrefour had hit suppliers with unacceptably high fees for its display promotions during the peak sales season, according to association director Yin Wenming.

"There are nearly 20 different charges levied on us, and these charges impose heavy economic burdens -- even operational losses in some cases -- on many of us,'' said Yin, who is also chairman of Shanghai Sanming Food Co, which owns the roasted snack brand A Ming.

Carrefour said it was following the issue closely. "The truth is those fees are collected in accordance with our previous contracts with those suppliers,'' said Agnes Xia, a public relations officer with Carrefour China.

Carrefour was transparent in its handling of its contracts with suppliers. Claims that the chain had caused its suppliers economic losses were groundless, she said.

The city's industrial and commercial administration has begun an investigation into the case.

The dispute comes at a time when relationships between retailers and suppliers have become increasingly important, in the wake of China's entry to the World Trade Organization.

 
Close  
   
  Today's Top News   Top Business News
   
+The next great leap after Shenzhou V
( 2003-10-21)
+Hu calls for balanced development
( 2003-10-21)
+Report: SARS not airborne virus
( 2003-10-21)
+Japan urged to resolve weapons issue
( 2003-10-21)
+Int'l AIDS group opens Beijing office
( 2003-10-21)
+Home-appliance giants want wheels
( 2003-10-21)
+Exchange-rate reform under study
( 2003-10-21)
+Health insurance sector called for
( 2003-10-21)
+SanDisk teams up to open outlets
( 2003-10-21)
+Housing prices start to sag in Shanghai
( 2003-10-21)
   
  Go to Another Section  
     
 
 
     
  Article Tools  
     
 
 
     
   
        .contact us |.about us
  Copyright By chinadaily.com.cn. All rights reserved