Abuse of superior bargaining position by a large electronics retailer
As you can see in the illustration below, Company Y, a large electronics retailer, made suppliers dispatch their employees when Company Y opened a new store. Company Y did not pay the costs that usually accompany this dispatch of personnel, or conclude any prior agreement on the terms and conditions of the dispatch. The dispatched employees of the suppliers were forced to assist customers and to create displays and replenish products, regardless of whether or not the products were those of the suppliers.
As a result of the investigation by the Fair Trade Commission, the act of the electronics retailer was found to come under abuse of a superior bargaining position, a type of unfair trade practices. Accordingly, a cease and desist order was issued against Company Y.
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