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Re:Portland approves 10% cap on fees that food delivery apps... by abc-xyz on Thursday July 09, 2020 @10:40AM (#23780771)
I’m pretty sure that in most countries, a store can’t just sell another company’s products without entering an agreement with them. This agreement allows the company to set a minimum and maximum price for the product.

Imagine you’re selling chocolate that you want people to associate with luxury/wealth. To achieve this you might want to limit resellers to be 5 star hotels and luxury stores rather than the 1 dollar store.

Re:Portland approves 10% cap on fees that food delivery apps... by chrisseaton on Thursday July 09, 2020 @11:17AM (#23781170)
> I’m pretty sure that in most countries, a store can’t just sell another company’s products without entering an agreement with them.

Of course you can. What makes you think you can't?

Re:Portland approves 10% cap on fees that food delivery apps... by abc-xyz on Thursday July 09, 2020 @12:26PM (#23781893)
The fact that your company’s product end up being represented by the store and its actions. Mistreating employees and customers, discrimination, bad customer service/return policy, terrible product placement, etc. There are so many ways a store can hurt your company’s reputation by association.
Re:Portland approves 10% cap on fees that food delivery apps... by chrisseaton on Thursday July 09, 2020 @12:28PM (#23781917)
But I mean there just isn't any law like you think there should be.

People are free to resell any goods they own (exceptions for things like controlled substances, other things with regulations etc.)

Re:Portland approves 10% cap on fees that food delivery apps... by panzagl on Thursday July 09, 2020 @12:43PM (#23782060)
Look up 'grey market'. Lots of companies try to do what you suggest, but in the US there are very few laws that support such a business model.
Re:Portland approves 10% cap on fees that food delivery apps... by umanwizard on Thursday July 09, 2020 @01:28PM (#23782645)
I don’t know what countries are like that, but that’s certainly not the case in the United States.
Re:Portland approves 10% cap on fees that food delivery apps... by jiggunjer on Thursday July 09, 2020 @11:42PM (#23787917)
It is, even amazon bans resellers sometimes.