Toyday the rep from Specialized came to see me. I weren`t there so he left a meassage to one of my guys working for me. I am doing everything of Specialized, ecept the bikes. Apparently he greeted the person working for me,very nicely and started talking that their sales (Specialized) are quite down due to the resession and business not doing that well overall,which is true and a big concern to all of us. He then told me that due to the fact that I do not spend enough money with him on a monthly basis, he is going to withdraw my agency to sell Specialized. Where I live there is another shop doing Specialized, but according to him I am costing him money to drive to me. I AM SPEECHLESS: He stated that bussiness is bad overall and still he wants to withdraw the agency from me. Secondly, he has to drive down to come and see the other retail shop and I am exactly 5,5km away from him. Thirdly he has the odasity to tell this to people working for me and not to speak the owner himself. One of my guys phoned me to give me the news. If you are a representitive of a company that is an international brand then surely your conduct has to be the same. Is this normal practise? He said he will send me a letter to inform me. Then lastly: IF THERE WEREN`T ANY RIDERS THERE WON`T BE ANY RETAIL SHOPS, IF THERE IS NO MORE RETAIL SHOPS THEN THERE WILL BE NO MORE SUPPLIERS AND NO MORE SUPPLIERS MEAN NO MORE REPS!!So in these times if they can do without my orders and then not getting money from me, so be it!! Deltahotel2009-07-02 11:47:42
