Russian online stores offered to fine for too low prices

The association “Support of Russia” sent a letter to the Ministry of Economic Development, the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Central Bank. It says

about the danger of putting pressure on the “pricing policy of suppliers” of individual manufacturers from actively growing online stores. Discuss

So, according to the vice-president of the associationAlexey Kozhevnikov, the partners Wildberries, Ozon, Yandex.Market, Sbermegamarket, AliExpress and eBay are experiencing the greatest risk. Allegedly, large players sometimes dictate pricing to their participants, forcibly lowering prices for goods, and also give unreasonable priority in search results to competing brands.

In order to save entrepreneurs from the pressure of marketplaces, Opora Rossii proposes to introduce restrictive measures. And for their violation, fine online stores.

In turn, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade has already reportedthat the project has been received and reviewed. According to a representative of the ministry, various options for regulating Internet sites are already being discussed at regular meetings of officials and businesses.

Source: Vedomosti