Kolkata Apr 24 PTI A body of cell phone retailers has accused Chinese smartphone maker Oppo of indulging in unfair trade practice by restricting a product to online platforms and not honouring its commitment of proper distribution support to physical outlets an official said on SundayThe Chinese mobile maker however blamed a global chip shortage for being unable to push sales through brick-and-mortar retail storesAll India Mobile Retailers Association alleged that manufacturers of handsets are not providing a level playing field for their members and planned to launch nationwide protests against biased trade practicesRestricting a product from the mainline retail fraternity establishes an unfair and biased trade practice with a tremendous threat of impacting the nations economy unfavourably the association wrote to OPPO India president Elvis ZhouAIMRA represents 15 lakh retailers across the countryDespite your commitment we have learnt that the supply has been kept exclusive to the online retail market only which the mainline retail industry takes as an outright violation of trust and words AIMRA national president Arvinder Singh Khurana said in the letterThe smartphone makers head modern trade and KA Nitin Singh however said Oppo India is committed to its mainline retailers and trying to resolve the supply issues arising out of the global situation of chipset and raw material shortageThe supply will improve by the end of April Singh saidWe are committed to our mainline partners and retailers and doing our best to resolve the supply issue arising due to global situation of chipset and raw material shortage which impacted the supply of K10 in the mainline marketWe will supply the K series stock to our mainline club partners and retailers Our current new product F21 is available in the Indian market and the customer response has been very positive he told PTIIf the Chinese smartphone maker fails to practice a fair level of playing field the retailers body will launch a nationwide protest and hunger strike Khurana saidAIMRA had sought the governments intervention for regulatory support to overcome the challengeToday we are present in every nook and cranny of the country and capable of extending our services to each customer nationwide The mainline retail industry can proudly assure you of providing better services to customers than online platforms the retailers body saidSingh said the mobile phone maker is looking forward to retailers continuous support to provide better products and services to its customers in India PTI BSM BDC BDC
Oppo India has launched the K10 smartphone in India under the K-series. The company has also introduced the Enco Air 2 earbuds along with the K10 phone. The Oppo K10 handset will be made available for sale on March 29, 2022, via Flipkart. Sale offers include a flat Rs 2,000 discount on SBI Bank credit, […]
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