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from Carrefour, Wal-Mart was fined for price confusion after more than a month, individual supermarket returns "standard low-sell high". Consumer Hotline reflected by this newspaper, its 19th in Hualian supermarket Willow BHG store experience does not match the price and price issues, a box of calculated according to the labels meet the 33 worth of coffee, cashier was settled in $ 36.8. Reporters found in the store after the 4th, Hualian has for this labeled "buy 11 tanks get 1 tank" and "3/tank" price tag coffee directly add "$ 36.8/box" price.

according to consumers introduced Lee, 19th, she in Hualian BHG Willow shop stores to buy a box of 12 cans of Nestlé coffee and found that the product is clearly marked as "buy 11 tanks get 1 tank", installed inside the box of coffee in the store priced at $ 3/tank. According to label prices, receivables in the box of coffee for $ 33, but the cashier to clearing the $ 36.8. Madam Lee found immediately to the stores raised questions. After confirmed by staff, Hualian BHG Willow shop said that can be returned, and was committed to Madam Lee 11 cans per can $ 3 (or $ 33/case) price to pay.

23 day, when reporters to Hualian BHG Willow when querying this coffee prices in the store, only to find more funny phenomenon. Although the shop is still marked with the price of coffee is 3 Yuan/can, "buy 11 tanks get 1 tanks" full container of coffee prices but has changed to $ 36.8. However, in the store cashier, buy single cans of coffee scan code price becomes $ 2.9. As a reporter in does not match the price and price to sales field staff when questioned, only to be told the price is not the problem, other than to say "is sales".

the industry believes that, from this case shows that although Hualian found in consumer price problem by updating the posters covered up with the chaos, but its "label does not match the sales of" the situation is still difficult to justify.

national development and Reform Commission on 22nd Circular 19 stores were Carrefour, Wal-Mart supermarket price price departments around the chaos suspected of price-gouging were respectively sentenced to the statutory maximum limit of $ 500,000 fine, and fined a total of $ 9.5 million. Lapse of more than a month, Hualian BHG supermarket price confusion again.

in some supermarkets are aeration out once it's price tag, users believe that the phenomenon is the background and the foreground two docking operation platform of omissions, in many supermarkets have happened unintentionally. But the industry also believes that, regardless of the price tag question is stores in the holes of the unspoken rule is, price confusion problems are not by consumers "pay". Hualian were found label after the chaos, do not seek perfection, but: the practices damages the corporate image, gain.

Beijing Hualian approach to business is the exposure continued the style of silent. 20th, municipal development and Reform Commission informed within two of Beijing Hualian supermarket stores have high selling salt after the behavior of the breach, Hualian has been be avoided. When reporters call Beijing Hualian, spokesman of a cell phone, the handset is in a shutdown state.

said one retail industry, supermarket price tag confusion issues arising within the industry are not all enterprises which deliberately to, some are system and management weaknesses. "Price tag", many enterprises also represents the price tag for their stores in the thorough investigation into the issue. But the problem appears to be from Hualian exposure, radical price chaos asked so related departments needed to force initiatives.