A popular Abuja supermarket, Sahad Stores, which was shut on Friday for misleading prices by the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has been reopened.
It would be recalled that, the commission had, on Friday, February 16, sealed the stores for a lack of transparency in the way it was fixing prices for products.
The commission stated that while the store displays lower prices on shelves, it charges higher prices at checkout.
It said the behaviour had been leaving customers with no option but to pay for items at higher prices – an act which the FCCPC labelled as “violations involving misleading pricing and lack of transparency.”
According to The PUNCH, the reopening was contained in a statement issued by the commission’s acting Executive Vice Chairman, Adamu Abdullahi.
The statement read, “On February 16, 2024, FCCPC operatives visited Sahad Stores and confirmed through random checks that the deceptive practice did not only continue, but cashiers also charged prices at their discretion, leaving unsuspecting customers vulnerable to unfair pricing.
“Exercising its authority under Section 18(f), the Commission temporarily sealed the premises.
“However, following a mutual understanding and commitment from Sahad Stores to implement transparent pricing practices, the FCCPC reopened the store on February 16, 2024, at about 7 p.m.”
