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> Typically you are not forced to sell your product on just one store, with some exceptions, of course. This is absolutely not true at all, exclusivity agreeme
by paulmd 3y ago
> Typically you are not forced to sell your product on just one store, with some exceptions, of course.
This is absolutely not true at all, exclusivity agreements are incredibly widespread in supply chains.
https://www.kevingrier.com/uploads/userfiles/files/opinion-pieces/grocery/exclusivity%20in%20the%20food%20manufacturer%20grocer%20trade%20reasons%20behind%20the%20marketing-procurement%20practice%20june%202001.pdf https://www.kevingrier.com/uploads/userfiles/files/opinion-p...
> Both retailers and manufacturers assert that over the past decade this practice has increased materially. In some retail outlets or corporations, the activity is now found in virtually every category. Based on reliable industry benchmarks from the late 1990's it is likely that as of 2001, at least half of major Canadian manufacturers are involved in some form of exclusivity arrangement with Canadian distributors.
“With some exceptions” doing some heavy lifting I guess, considering we’re talking about basically whole industries and product sectors.
- Jensson 3y ago> This is absolutely not true at all, exclusivity agreements are incredibly widespread in supply chains. I never signed an exclusivity deal to only shop from a single grocery store, I don't think that exists anywhere in the world. But buying an iPhone is effectively an exclusivity deal where you agree to only buy from Apples store. This makes it fundamentally different from other exclusivity deals that are business to business, this is exclusivity on individual customers. I think the Apple store is the biggest such exclusivity deal on customers in history for a general marketplace. I can't think of anything else, except slavery or where a company owns the whole town and thus all the markets, but a company town is still way smaller scope than the Apple store.
- darklion 3y ago> this is exclusivity on individual customers. Yes, individual customers who choose to buy an iPhone. It’s not like Apple is the only phone manufacturer in the world, and the iPhone is only barely dominant in the United States. There is plenty of competition for the iPhone. If you don’t like the iPhone and its singular App Store, go buy an Android phone. What you want is an iPhone on your terms. Sorry, that’s not how the market works.