The secretariat involved in the case of exclusivity request by the Union of newsstands of the Argentine Republic (Ukra) towards Panini will be the Commerce secretarywhich is already aware that the ukraine threatened to cut the supply routes of Panini trucks to supermarkets or service stations. For his part, the vice president of Panini Nicolás Sallustro did not give a statement and will appear this Tuesday to negotiate.
From the Commerce secretarywhich intervenes as a mediator in commercial matters, both parties to the conflict were summoned to negotiate at 4:00 p.m.
Argentina is expected to be the country with the largest collection of figurines from the Qatar 2022 World Cup in the world. In this context, the kiosk vendors grouped in the Ukra denounced that they were betrayed by the Panini company that manufactures and distributes the World Cup figures in Argentina.
Said betrayal would correspond to Panini unequally distributing kiosk vendors with respect to service stations and supermarkets or kiosk chains. The newsstands clarified that the problem would not exist if from the beginning they had been given exclusivity as figurine dealers. The means by which the most figurines are sold are the aforementioned supermarkets and kiosk chains, but they are also sold via delivery.
In the words of Ernesto Acuña, deputy director of Ukra: “The profit from the figurine, I always say that it is quite abusive. After cigarettes, it is the least that leaves us. He assures that the The cost of each envelope that brings 5 World Cup figures for the newsstands is 120 pesos and its sale to the public is 150 pesos, the profit is 30 pesos. Acuña, in addition, demanded exclusivity so that neighborhood kiosks do not disappear, since every four years they hope to make a difference with the World Cup. The Commerce secretary I would be aware of this.
About Panini
Panini is an Italian publisher that was founded in 1961 and in addition to manufacturing collections, such as the World Cup figures, they have a section of comics, magazines, manga and books.
This publishing house was awarded the rights to market FIFA World Cup albums since the 1970 Mexico World Cup. It has sold figurines of the stadiums, soccer players and emblems of the participating teams. Since 2010, the virtual album of the FIFA World Cups can be accessed through its official page.
