食品伙伴网讯 据外媒报道,澳大利亚竞争和消费者委员会(ACCC)已向联邦法庭发起诉讼,状告超市巨头沃尔沃斯(Woolworths)违反有关法律,压榨供应商。
澳大利亚竞消委指控这家连锁超市商为了降低其半年盈利缺口,而对供应商采取不合情理的行为。
据报道,去年11月Woolworths公司高层为解决5000万澳元的盈利缺口,公司智囊团队“价格和贸易投资组”提出了一个叫做“注意差价” (Mind the Gap)的活动,想从供应商那里获得6020万澳元的利润。该行为违反了澳大利亚消费者法(Australian Consumer Law)。
部分原文报道如下:
The competition watchdog has launched legal action against supermarket giant Woolworths for unconscionable conduct over its dealings with suppliers to urgently reduce its half year profit shortfall after discovering a $50 million hole in its books.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission instituted proceedings in the Federal Court alleging Woolworths acted in contravention of the Australian Consumer Law to eke $18.1 million from its suppliers.
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