Organization of warehouse distribution center for a jobber buying group
75 F.T.C. 1114 · date not parsed · Digest No. 328
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No. 328. Organization of warehouse distribution center for a jobber buying group.
The Commission issued an advisory opinion warning of probable violations of law in the proposed organization by an automotive replacement parts manufacturers’ representative of a warehouse distribution center buying group of jobbers. According to the information submitted, the applicant is now, and intends to continue to be, a sales agent for several automotive parts manufacturers. He proposes to organize and operate a warehouse distribution center for automotive parts, obtaining quantity discounts on purchases from suppliers and then reselling at a 5 percent to 7 percent markup to “member” jobbers. The quantities will be the result of pooled orders from the jobbers.