Maggie Sottero Price Increase

Maggie Sottero has put into place a MSRP list. This is directly from the Maggie Sottero website:

"Companies often adopt suggested retail pricing policies that are designed to preserve the image of their brand.

Recently, Maggie Sottero® adopted a retail pricing policy with suggested minimum retail prices. This policy is intended to benefit both Maggie Sottero® and its retailers in many ways, including:

· Helping to ensure that all authorized retailers have an opportunity to earn a margin that rewards their investment in their facilities, promotions, etc.

· Helping to protect retailers who invest in good customer service against “free‑riding” by discounters who do not make such investments.

· Helping to maintain the overall image of the Maggie Sottero® brand, which benefits both Maggie Sottero® and its retailers.

Maggie Sottero® firmly believes that the retail pricing policy is in the best interests of both the company and its retailers. However, because pricing policies are subject to specific legal requirements under the antitrust laws, Maggie Sottero® asks its retailers to be aware of and respect these legal principles:

1. Under the Sherman Act, it is illegal for a retailer to agree with a supplier to sell products at a retail price set by the supplier. See Dr. Miles Medical Co. V. John Park & Sons Co., 220 U.S. 373 (1911).

A. Such agreements are called “vertical price fixing” or “resale price maintenance.”

2. Suppliers are allowed to publish a list of suggested retail prices. No violation of the Sherman Act occurs if retailers “independently decide to observe specified resale prices.” United States v. Parke, Davis & Co., 362 U.S. 29, 44 (1960).

3. A supplier may stop doing business with retailers who do not adhere to its pricing policy—for example, by discounting below suggested retail prices. United States v. Colgate & Co., 250 U.S. 300 (1919).

A. But, if there is evidence of a “conscious commitment to a common scheme” among a supplier and its retailers with respect to prices, there may be an antitrust violation—or at least a risk of expensive litigation. See Monsanto v. Spray-Rite Service Corp., 465 U.S. 752 (1972).

4. In some cases, courts have pointed to the fact that a supplier received complaints from its retailers about other sellers’ discount prices as evidence of an illegal price fixing agreement that may constitute an antitrust violation.

For these reasons, Maggie Sottero® asks that you not submit complaints about discounters and that you not call with pricing questions. Guided by its new Authorized Retailer Program & Policy Statement, Maggie Sottero® will make appropriate decisions about which retailers it will continue to do business with in the future."

Thank you very much for the information. I guess I should have made up my mind and ordered sooner. Oh well. Have a good day.

Greed.

I have a Maggie Sottero, Seatlle Marie, in Ivory, size 10, for sale.
I wore it for my 6/26/04 wedding.
I need to sell the dress because I don`t have anywhere to store it.
It looks brand new, like the day I brought it home.
I will sell it for half price.
Email for pics or check it out at www.preownedweddingdresses.com, under size 10 less than $500

Maggie Sottero is in a lawsuit regarding this MRSP and vendors sell have online bridal shops. Maggie Sottero has lost their lawsuit with online vendors so now they are trying to change the rules of the game since many shops have drop the Maggie Sottero line. Maggie can not and has not delivered their gowns on time all year long and its getting worse! Now they have come up with this ridiculas and probably illegal policy. This policy should have been in place from day one but now that they have had so many complaints from smaller shops about larger shops who sell online or so called bridal consultants who sell online at a discount who are now not buying the new gowns for 2005!!
So my advise to you is if your buying a Maggie Sottero, shop around and do it early! Maggie Sottero will lose again in court (their the defendants this time around)!!

As I stated in my original post, I was just curious. I also am surprised there was no MSRP in place sooner. I personally felt that I was getting a steal if I bought online because the prices didn`t seem to reflect the quality and design. I`m still going to buy a Maggie, I have just waited because I am an indecisive person who happens to love too many dresses.
To Kasia, when are you discontinuing your Maggie line?

This is Maggie Sottero`s desperate attempt to stay in business as more and more bridal salons and shops drop this line!! It`s probably the way that they want it since Maggie wants to open their own stores thru out the US and abroad - as the the rumor goes from an insider inthe bridal industry!! So brides be prepared to not only pay higher prices for a gowns that are beautifully made but very overpriced and take way to long to get!!
Why do you think some venders here are sell off the stock?
2+ 2=4 !!!

So what other venders are selling off their maggie gowns? Please let us know !! PLEASE!!!!
Thanks