[Korea gimeunji financial newspaper reporter] who have proved Lotte and Shilla Duty Free is not to discount the fixing electronics for a "Chamberlain (全 館) 'period of regular promotions.
Georaewi process that was announced on May 29 decided to impose fines of an appropriate period of time fixing electronics Lotte and Shilla Duty Free 1.536 billion won, respectively, and 279 million won will not be subject to a discount.
According to the FTC, Lotte and Shilla Duty Free has agreed to Chamberlain when events through contact between August 2009 sales representative, except for electronic products and the sale proceeds. Chamberlain discount is a great event to be conducted on all sales stores operated by each carrier duty-free for a certain period of time goes 5 times, 30 days per year at a time.
Accordingly, the two duty-free shops did not go through our electronic products from Chamberlain discounted event nine times conducted from September 2009 to May 2011. Lotte has carried out rigging in all stores, including three Internet points, incheonjeom Jeju Seoul pore point and point Jamsil, COEX that, in the case of collusion took place Shilla Seoul only that, internet point.
The FTC believes it is determined that there is no effect of fixing Concourse it is far away from the store if incheonjeom Shilla Duty Free Jeju. The two companies are in collusion to exclude the discount for electronic products is due to lower margins in the electronics suite compared to other product groups.
The last of 2010, Dunn fixing the yirwoji, duty-free electronics margin is 21 to 26.5%. This cosmetic 39.3 to 48.2 percent, from 39.7 to 50.3 percent Sunglasses, watches less than the 30.1 to 38.8 percent.
The companies to obtain the effect of the total discount rate is reduced by an average of 1.8 ~ 2.9% p thanks to fixing. The FTC has the burden of consumers as neuleotgo Duty Free has determined that taking unfair profits.
The FTC estimates that the Lotte Duty Free chwihaeteul the profiteers of 727 million won, Shilla Duty Free is 119 million won. A total of 800,004,600 billion KRW.
The FTC was full 1400007300 for the Lotte Hotel Lotte Duty Free operations, 30 million won in Busan Lotte Hotel, Lotte Dieter pre tail has imposed a penalty of 24 million won. Fines of Shilla Hotel Shilla Duty Free to operate is 279 million won.
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