Trade: 9 regulations to regulate commercial discounts in establishments and limit fake offers

The ministry is demanding that discounts be licensed, highlighted with barcode scans, prices, discount percentages, redemption rules, and inspection tours.
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The Ministry of CommerceMinistry of Commerce announced nine controls to regulate commercial discounts in establishments and online stores in order to limit fake and misleading offers to the consumer.

<The controls are: Obtaining a license to conduct discounts before announcing them, showing the license so that the consumer can verify its authenticity by scanning the barcode, the commitment of establishments to the real licensed offers and discounts, not to deceive, mislead or manipulate prices, and clarify the percentage of reduction (from - to) so that it is clearly defined and written for the consumer.

The controls also include the obligation to adhere to the discount rate (from - to) to be clearly defined and written for the consumer. The controls also include the obligation to place the price label on the discounted products, indicating the price before and after the discount, disclosing the exchange and return policy during the promotional period, in addition to adhering to the product guarantees of manufacturers of products covered by promotional offers, and complying with advertising controls in e-commerce, and finally enabling the consumer to choose TB without being bound by promotional offers.

Ministry of Commerce and Industry stressed the continuation of the ministry's efforts to ensure that the promotional offers do not deceive, mislead, or manipulate prices, and that the consumer has the right to choose TB without being bound by promotional offers. The Ministry emphasized the continuation of inspection tours to verify the legality of discounts and control them in all regions of the Kingdom to protect and preserve the rights of consumers.

Ministry emphasized the continuation of inspection tours to verify the legality of discounts and control them in all regions of the Kingdom.