If it is part of the contract that both parties agree to, why would it be illegal? The retailer is not being forced to sell Pentax products. If they don't like the terms of the deal, then they won't sell Pentax.
It certainly hasn't stopped Apple from selling their product at MSRP at other retailers (B&M and web). On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 10:33 AM, J.C. O'Connell <hifis...@gate.net> wrote: > I believe its illegal for a company to force "no discounting" policies on > retailers. > > ----------------- > J.C.O'Connell > hifis...@gate.net > ----------------- > > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Bob > Sullivan > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 10:31 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Mr. Bunnell on lens pricing... > > Christine, > Thanks for posting this. > So Pentax,USA is going to force B&H to charge full Manufacturer's > Suggested Retail Price on the internet. And this price umbrella will > support our local Brick & Mortar shops profits??? 30+ years ago, long > before the internet, folks read photo magazine adds and telephoned B&H > because of their pricing. The manufacturers gave the big retailers > volume discounts off retail price. The local guys could never get > that because they didn't have the volume. Now some 30 years later we > are going to unwind this? Good Luck! There are no local Brick & > Mortar shops to sell thru... except maybe that one profit center in > Regina, Saskatchewan. :-) > Regards, Bob S. > > On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> > wrote: >> > http://nedbunnell.posterous.com/lens-prices-and-our-channel-strategy-in-the- > u >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- David Parsons Photography http://www.davidparsonsphoto.com Aloha Photographer Photoblog http://alohaphotog.blogspot.com/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
