Photo courtesy of Carrefour Taiwan“Additional fees are negotiable, but the rate should not be unreasonable or disproportionate,” Chen said. It is not unprecedented for retailers to charge suppliers additional fees, but it is forbidden for them to charge disproportionate fees based on their advantage in the market, he said. If Carrefour charged each of its approximately 3,000 suppliers NT$50,000 per store, it could obtain about NT$29.4 billion to convert the 196 new stores, it reported. Carrefour has rejected the report, responding in a statement yesterday that it is “definitely impossible” for it to charge the suppliers such large fees. Carrefour said that it is still negotiating with suppliers about this year’s contracts.

Source: Taipei Times March 29, 2021 15:56 UTC