China News Service, Shanghai, March 26 (Reporter Xu Jing) A Chinese cabbage sold for 77.9 yuan?

In response to the suspected unfair price behavior of Shanghai Takashimaya Department Store Co., Ltd., which was reported by public opinion on March 24, the Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision Bureau announced on the 26th that it had quickly launched an investigation on the 24th.

　　After investigation, since September 2020, Wang Mou signed a joint sales contract with Takashimaya Department Store in the name of Shanghai Nongkang Vegetable Professional Cooperative, and set up "Xu" in the "Mercato Fresco Fresh Market" operated by Takashimaya Department Store. "Jing Nongkang" counter sells vegetables and other products. After sorting and packaging ordinary vegetables purchased from farmers' markets and fresh food stores, it promotes "a large farm near you, 25 minutes by car"" ☆Self-produced and self-sold ☆Family farm ☆Pickling experience ☆Cultivation activities ☆Home delivery" and "Nongkang self-produced and direct-sale vegetables", and the "Xujing Nongkang" logo is used on the packaging of some vegetables and other products, with a high-end positioning of high-quality products and high prices External sales.

Takashimaya Department Store has not reviewed the above.

The Shanghai Market Supervision Bureau launched an investigation into Takashimaya's alleged unfair pricing practices, and issued a separate administrative penalty hearing notice in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.

Photo by Shanghai Market Supervision Bureau

　　In addition, since February 14, 2022, Takashimaya Department Store has successively sold the Feili Bairui extra-primary olive oil, Ogawa Inaniwa handmade plain noodles, Eight products, including North Shore F frozen lobster-flavored fish balls and Horie Inaniwa handmade udon noodles, have launched promotional activities.

　　The relevant actions of Wang and Takashimaya Department Store are suspected of violating the relevant provisions of the "Price Law of the People's Republic of China", which constitutes an illegal act of price gouging.

Today, the Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision Bureau has issued a notice of administrative penalty hearing in accordance with relevant laws and regulations, imposing a maximum penalty of 100,000 yuan on Wang and 500,000 yuan on Takashimaya Department Store.

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