siberianmoon
100+ Head-Fier
Just to make it clear for everybody, it isn't price fixing if the manufacturer distributes its own product for a certain price and the rest of the supply chain is then free to add whatever margin they want on top of that. Fixing prices would mean that Beyerdynamic tells the shops that they cannot sell their product below a fixed price even if the shops could lower their margins in hopes of selling more units. Just like the shops are free to sell the stuff at their own price levels, Beyerdynamic is free to distribute its stuff at their own price levels.
Regional "price fixing" is a different thing, i.e. if Beyerdynamic really gives lower prices to a distributor who intends to take the product to Canadian market vs. someone else who targets German customers. This is really common and basically it means that Beyerdynamic isn't as successful in Canada as it is Germany and the rest of Europe. Hell, it could even be partially down to Canada and Germany having different taxation or other related costs that affect the retail price level.
Regional "price fixing" is a different thing, i.e. if Beyerdynamic really gives lower prices to a distributor who intends to take the product to Canadian market vs. someone else who targets German customers. This is really common and basically it means that Beyerdynamic isn't as successful in Canada as it is Germany and the rest of Europe. Hell, it could even be partially down to Canada and Germany having different taxation or other related costs that affect the retail price level.