LEXICON
No.35 January 3, 2011

Invoice price system
仕切り価格制度
Open price system
オープン価格制度
Structured pricing system
建値制度
Resale price maintenance system
再販価格維持制度

In the general distribution business, the conventional structured pricing system (建値制度), in which manufacturers set and control final retail prices (小売価格) or desired retail prices (希望小売価格) including certain profit margins for wholesalers and retailers, is being replaced by the open...

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