Beijing News (reporter Yu Guigui) Carrefour issued an apology letter, saying that the first day of the club's opening was pressured by competitors, resulting in the out-of-stock of many products. On October 23, the relevant person in charge of Carrefour responded to the Beijing News reporter that the supplier bought empty goods on the first day of opening, which was the pressure exerted by competitor Sam on the supplier. In response to this statement, Sam responded to the Beijing News reporter that he has always paid attention to legal and compliant operations, and hopes and calls for the benign and healthy development of the industry.
The relevant person in charge of Carrefour revealed that when carrefour member stores built the supply chain in the early days, some suppliers revealed to them that Sam asked suppliers not to supply Carrefour member stores, otherwise they would remove supplier products in Sam's clubs. On the first day of opening, Carrefour said that the supplier was forced by competitive pressure to buy back a variety of products such as toys, cosmetics, mother and baby in the store, resulting in a shortage of goods on the first day of the opening of the Carrefour member store. In addition, Carrefour mentioned in its apology letter that Carrefour Club opposes unfair competition in the business field and opposes forcing merchants to "choose one of the two" by its market position, and has reported it to the relevant departments.
In response to the above incidents, Sam told the Beijing News reporter that Sam has always paid attention to legal and compliant operations, and hopes and calls for the benign and healthy development of the industry.
Photo/ Screenshot of the official Weibo of carrefour club
It is understood that the Carrefour member store was officially opened on October 23, the member store is transformed from the carrefour traditional supermarket on Chengshan Road in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, and in the next 3 years, Carrefour will open 100 member stores in China.
Beijing News reporter Yu Guigui
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