LANCASHIRE, England,
May 29, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As
it turns out, it's too easy to fall victim to cheaters, whose aim
is far from delivering quality products and services. Asad Shamim is making a stance to protect
customers from online stores' deceitful practices, such as
displaying links to obsolete products on shopping feeds.
"A lot of retailers displaying ads in the shopping feed (PLA)
give links to products that are discontinued or obsolete, which
means that customers will never get their orders," - explains
Asad Shamim, - "Make no mistake,
though, this is not unlucky coincidence or negligence, as these
companies actually reap hefty benefits from luring customers into
ordering non-existing merchandise."
"Indeed, what looks like a mistake may even be done by
intention."
"It takes up to 40 days for the customer to get a refund for the
product which hasn't been available in the first place,"- says
Asad Shamim, - "While you are
waiting for a refund, the retailer is free to use your money for
his own purposes. Actually, there is no positive incentive to
remove links to obsolete products from the shopping channels, as
displaying them actually turns out to be lucrative for
retailers."
Asad Shamim, who has previously
urged the government to create favourable conditions for UK's small
businesses by reducing VAT to its 2008 rate of 15%, regulating
rental rates for business property and putting an end to corporate
bullying, now calls on the lawmakers to pay more attention to
protecting consumer rights.
"There needs to be a stricter regulation, which governs the fact
that if items are obsolete, retailers should not be allowed to
advertise for sale," - he insists, - "This is only fair, because
people, who display images of outdated stock or products that they
have no permission from the manufacturer to sell, are actually
creating false competition. This situation is highly unbeneficial
for customers and for those companies who adhere to honest business
practices."
The outrage of an entrepreneur, who runs an e-commerce platform
FurnitureInFashion, is quite understandable:
"FurnitureInFashion is one of the very few retailers in the UK
that has 99% items in stock for immediate dispatch, unlike some of
the large corporates. We are dedicated to transparent and honest
business practices and we would like such practices to become
common in UK's business culture," - Asad
Shamim says. "Unfortunately, now it seems like it's a
prerogative of only few companies who really want to establish long
lasting and mutually beneficial relations with customers."
About FurnitureInFashion
German based warehouse and has a showroom in Bolton, UK. The company provides everything
from living and dining room furniture, tv stands to coffee tables.
Offers excellent free delivery and has a fantastic customer service
as well. For further information and details about the sale, visit
http://www.furnitureinfashion.net
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SOURCE Furniture In Fashion