Retailers accused electronics prices markets

According to retailers, markets omit prices at a low level not level, which may be under the definition of discharge prohibited by Russia’s legislation on competition.

The Ratek emphasized that this practice can lead to the violation of the rights and interests of the commercial industry: buyers flow to the markets, which led to “a drop in electronics sales and appliances in retail stores in 2024 in kind” .

According to Tarick, the difference in the price of goods between markets and ordinary stores can be up to 70%. The association believes that such price strategies damage the market and can lead to the closure of stores, a decrease in the range of goods offered and the transfer of retail chains to agency sales models, which will damage the Russian economy.

The Wildberries press service in response stated that the market price is determined exclusively by the seller, and from the market part there is only stimulation of the partners to take the products to the stores and maintain a supply of basic products through of special events. At the same time, the same seller can reduce or increase the price of goods to their discretion, depending on the market situation.

The company emphasized that participation in promotions and sales is planned in advance, and the participation of singers in them is voluntary. Marketplais assumes discounts on some goods to maintain the demand and increase the revolutions of the sellers of their own funds so that the sellers are not in a situation of receiving profits, the press service indicated.

Tarick’s statement was commented in the Federal Network Commerce Company (FOST, presents the interests of sellers and orders for orders to issue orders). The complaint of the organization there was called “direct intervention of large companies” in market processes and “customer violation”, as well as representatives of small and medium enterprises as market partners.

/ Photodoma