In the initiative to reduce price More than 2,000 codes have joined the retail companies and suppliers, which significantly exceeds the original target, as the General Manager of the Union of the Union informed Supermarket Greece Apostolos Petalas at a meeting he had with the Minister of Development, Takis Theodorikakos.
The Minister of Development, Takis Theodorikakos, after his meeting with Mr. Petalas made the following statement: “In a difficult global environment, we are fighting a constant battle for what goes through our power to retention prices (in the supermarket).
We aim to ensure healthy competition and at the same time push the market in every legal way to reduce its average profit, for the benefit of society and especially those who are being tested. By reducing prices to whatever products this is possible.
In this context, today it is announced by retail chains and suppliers a reduction of 8% in over 2,000 major codes.
It is a positive and necessary initiative that we want to expand even more. Details will be given by supermarket representatives.
We continue the effort and, as we are committed, begins in the coming days the consultation on the new Independent Consumer Protection Authority and market surveillance.
With the operation of which the audit mechanism is strengthened and fully clarifies the legal framework by coding consumer law.
A reform that we call on all society and of course all parties to support it. “
The General Manager of the Greek Supermarket Union, Apostolos Petalas, stressed: “The organized food retailer consisting of all major supermarket chains, in collaboration with some suppliers, their institutions, their institutions, their institutions, the Vulnerable households.
It is a constant effort of the business community, in cooperation with the State and the Ministry of Development, to be able to provide products in excellent quality and at the best possible price.
And this is a constant commitment, despite the difficulties created by the inflationary crisis, the energy crisis and the consequences of climate change on food adequacy internationally. “
Read HERE In detail the product codes with reduced prices