New regulations are in force in supermarkets in Greece after the government introduced a new Code of Conduct aiming to permanently eliminating misleading practices.
Large supermarket chains have already placed new type labels on products in accordance with the new Code of Conduct, which indicate in detail the price before and after the discount, in order to make everything clearer to the consumer.
In addition, when supermarkets have 2+1 offers, they will also have to sell single products so that consumers can check if the offer is worth it. It has been seen often in the last years, that a single product was cheaper than the 2+1 offer.
According to the General Manager of the Super Market Association in Greece, Apostolos Petalas, with the exception of some offers that were already agreed in advance that they could be kept on the shelves until stocks run out, the rules of the new Code of Conduct in supermarkets are 100% in force, state-run news agency amna reported.
He explained that there are offers on fast-moving products that were already agreed upon in previous months with a marking on the packaging that the sale has not been exhausted, it was agreed to give a “grace” period until May 31.
Thus, the Ministry of Development will check the shelves and new offers within the framework of the implementation of the rules of the new Code of Conduct, while it will accept until May 31 the old offers on fast-moving products (except for sunscreen and mosquito repellents, which were extended until the end of August) until they are exhausted.
There has been a permanent complaint by consumers in Greece about misleading practices in supermarkets and a constant rising of prices even in basic goods.
