The Financial Times of January 20th reported:
“Further action is being takon this week by trade associations and shopkeepers in protest against the Government's decision to end resale price maintenance, Proposals for action made by a committee roprosent— ing about 32 trade associations, including the National Chamber of Trade, will be placed before a full meeting of constituent associations in London during the woek, after which a statoment will be made.
"The executive of the 12,000 strong National Union of Small Shopkecpers decided at a meoting at Nottingham, January 19th, to ask the Government to consider setting up a loyal Commission to go into tho whole field of retail distribution, An official saids “Delegates were angry at tho decision to ond resale prics maintenance ond they felt that the small shopkeeper had been sold to the wolves by Mr, Heath."
"The union also decided to press the Postmaster—Genoral to allow small shopkeepers to issuo postige stamps as a bonus system in opposition to trading stamps, Scottish members of the N.U.S.5S. are to meet on Jan. 28 to discuss tho abolition of 2.P-llee lire A.M. Mitchell, president of the Radio and Television Retailers! Assocation and the Electrical Appliance Association has sent tolegrams to the Irime Minister and the President of tho Doard of Trade protesting at the decision to end R.P,lie-™
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