Argentina's Government Joins World Cup Sticker Dispute
Date
9/22/2022 12:41:32 AM
(MENAFN- The Peninsula) AP
BUENOS AIRES: Argentina's government has joined the squabble between shop owners and the local manufacturers of popular but scarce World Cup sticker albums.
Soccer fans in the South American nation have struggled to find the collectible stickers two months before the tournament kicks off in Qatar.
Argentina's trade department convened a meeting on Tuesday with representatives of the New Rita company which owns the rights for sticker manufacturer Panini's products in the country, and members of the nation's union of shop owners.
Lucas Perrone, 39, pastes soccer World Cup stickers with his kids in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 16, 2022. (REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian)
'We have opened a dialogue and engaged our legal and technical staffers to collaborate so we can find solutions,' the department said on Twitter. It did not list any concrete measures.
Shop owners blame the company for the scarcity of the stickers and argue that it is hampering a tradition allowing supermarkets, gas stations and apps to also sell Panini's products. They also complain that the official price of 150 pesos ($1) for each five-sticker pack is not being respected by local distributors.
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The albums and stickers went on sale Aug. 24 but quickly disappeared from stores, which fans initially attributed to a marketing strategy of the company. New Rita denied that and promised to end the scarcity rapidly.
Spokespeople of the company did not make comments about Tuesday's meeting.
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