The Secretary of Commerce, a body that intervenes in commercial disputes between different people or entities, mediated between the Union of kiosk vendors of the Argentine Republic (Ukra) and the company New Rita SA, which has the license to market the products of Panini, a manufacturer of the world cup figurines of Qatar 2022.
Prior to mediation, ukraine expressed a “betrayal” by Panini because the latter enabled unusual points of sale for the world cup figurines such as service stations, supermarkets, kiosk chains and via the web.
However, the central issue was the shortage of world cup figurines to the kiosks. This issue would be resolved in the future, according to the distribution company.
Among the complaints from Ukra newsstands was the overpricing. On the Internet, the figurines are quoted from double, 300 pesos, to more than triple, 500 pesos, for each envelope that brings five figurines, while the albums paperback would be around 3000 pesos, which is actually the price set by Panini for the hardcover album.
The intervention offered by the Secretary of Commerce was beneficial in the words of representatives of Ukra and by New Rita SA and Panini there were no subsequent statements on networks.
A business that moves millions every four years
According to the Ministry of Economy, the business of world cup figurines move 23,000 million pesosso it became a major problem to deal with its lack.
Due to the scarcity of the product, a type of crime that resurfaced from this business was cyber fraud, the Specialized Fiscal Unit in Cybercrime (UFECI) recommended only buying albums at authorized points and not through messaging or internet offers.
