Discount Stores in Thailand Must Disclose Fees.

From: Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand) (via Knight-Ridder/TribuneBusiness News) | Date: June 18, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Sukanya Jitpleecheep

Jun. 18--Discount stores will be required to disclose fees they charge to product suppliers, in order to end arguments between the two sides over who is taking advantage of the other.

As well, all fees collected from suppliers by discount stores might be subject to price controls monitored by the Internal Trade Department, Deputy Commerce Minister Newin Chidchob told a seminar yesterday.

"Our move is just to force discount stores to declare their reasons for collecting fees from suppliers and how much they charge. After the fees are ...

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