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The CMA has provisionally found that Fender Europe broke competition law by restricting online discounting for its guitars.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-alleges-gui...
The CMA has provisionally decided that between 2013 and 2018, Fender Europe operated a policy designed to restrict competitive online pricing, requiring guitars to be sold at or above a minimum figure.
The practice, known as resale price maintenance (RPM), is illegal. It restricts the possibility of discounting and, as a result, customers who shop around for a product are unlikely to find better deals.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-alleges-gui...
The CMA has provisionally decided that between 2013 and 2018, Fender Europe operated a policy designed to restrict competitive online pricing, requiring guitars to be sold at or above a minimum figure.
The practice, known as resale price maintenance (RPM), is illegal. It restricts the possibility of discounting and, as a result, customers who shop around for a product are unlikely to find better deals.
Perhaps they saw it as payback time.
I watched a TV documentary the other night that said that in the 1950's it was illegal in this country to sell American guitars at all. The Shadows were miffed because they wanted to play Fenders like Buddy Holly, and had to resort to nefarious means to get hold of them.
I watched a TV documentary the other night that said that in the 1950's it was illegal in this country to sell American guitars at all. The Shadows were miffed because they wanted to play Fenders like Buddy Holly, and had to resort to nefarious means to get hold of them.
Roofless Toothless said:
Perhaps they saw it as payback time.
I watched a TV documentary the other night that said that in the 1950's it was illegal in this country to sell American guitars at all. The Shadows were miffed because they wanted to play Fenders like Buddy Holly, and had to resort to nefarious means to get hold of them.
Cliff brought the first Fiesta Red ones back from the US for them. Story here with lots of background:I watched a TV documentary the other night that said that in the 1950's it was illegal in this country to sell American guitars at all. The Shadows were miffed because they wanted to play Fenders like Buddy Holly, and had to resort to nefarious means to get hold of them.
https://reverb.com/news/the-british-guitar-embargo...
JPJPJP said:
The CMA has provisionally found that Fender Europe broke competition law by restricting online discounting for its guitars.
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-alleges-gui...
The CMA has provisionally decided that between 2013 and 2018, Fender Europe operated a policy designed to restrict competitive online pricing, requiring guitars to be sold at or above a minimum figure.
The practice, known as resale price maintenance (RPM), is illegal. It restricts the possibility of discounting and, as a result, customers who shop around for a product are unlikely to find better deals.
Great. They should go after Rolex next.https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-alleges-gui...
The CMA has provisionally decided that between 2013 and 2018, Fender Europe operated a policy designed to restrict competitive online pricing, requiring guitars to be sold at or above a minimum figure.
The practice, known as resale price maintenance (RPM), is illegal. It restricts the possibility of discounting and, as a result, customers who shop around for a product are unlikely to find better deals.
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