In news:Ma-dnRKAcaa4ULLVnZ2dnUVZ_s7inZ2d@supernews.com,
GerantSmythe typed:
> "Phil Allison" wrote in message
> news:68k9jtF2tkt4iU1@mid.individual.net...
>>
>> "Maxx"
>>>
>>> Can a distributor, wholesaler or manufacturer refuse to supply a
>>> retailer because the retailer is "difficult to deal with"?
>>
>>
>> ** Yep.
>>
>> Just like any shopkeeper can refuse service to a particular customer
>> and insist they leave the store.
>>
>> They do not have to give a reason.
>>
>
> While you may be correct regarding small retail stores, there may be
> trade practices laws that effect larger companies at the
> wholesaler/distributor level.
But refusing to supply a retailer because the retailer is "difficult to deal
with" is still a perfectly good at any level.
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