Thread: Half price Lowa boots and others

just throwing this out there guys as there seems to be some serious venom directed at the Lowa importer here and also their head office - i assume we don't know what contractual arrangements Lowa have with their retailers regarding geographical markets and shipping overseas. these guys might have just been pulled up on guidelines they should have already been adhering to. i don't know and doubt we would ever know, but its not hard to imagine something might be in place. but even if there is no agreement in place then surely it is Lowa's right to dictate their sales channels, prices, methods any way they want to structure it.

this isn't new and it happens with many other brands and companies that you hold in high regard. geographical exclusions / market offices / representatives / importers / arrangements exist right across the board throughout all types of business. i see it every day in my line of business which is not retail goods. it would not be hard to imagine that the NZ importers of Lowa would get a fair smack over the bum if they started selling into Australia - as there would certainly be a Lowa importer over there.

why do we feel it is our right as consumers dictate to them how they run their business model by complaints, boycotts and the like? they own their company and their goods, not us. (i'm playing devil's advocate here as i'm the first one to try to sniff outs a good price here in NZ or overseas and not being critical of any opinions)

the price speaks for itself, if the boots are not deemed to be good enough to warrant the high price tag that we see in NZ then nobody would buy them - but as far as I can tell they sell very well. does this then validate their business model?