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Chinese smartphone vendor OnePlus faces potential wider sales ban in India amid complaints raised by another retail group
- The All India Mobile Retailers Association, representing over 150,000 bricks-and-mortar smartphone vendors, is considering a halt to OnePlus sales
- It said OnePlus has for years ‘neglected mainline retailers by failing to provide adequate stocks, offering poor margins and settling claims poorly’
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Chinese smartphone vendor OnePlus faces more disruption at its operations in India, as another major domestic retail industry group is considering a halt to sales of its products in the world’s second-largest handset market.
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The All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA), which counts more than 150,000 bricks-and-mortar smartphone retailers across the country, said that its members are also deliberating whether they should stop sales of OnePlus products, according to a letter directed to Ranjeet Singh, sales director of OnePlus India.
AIMRA, which shared its letter with the South China Morning Post, also said it requested a meeting with Singh to discuss its concerns.
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The news was first reported earlier this week by independent online tech publication Android Authority.
AIMRA said OnePlus, a subsidiary of Dongguan-based Oppo, has for years “neglected mainline retailers by failing to provide adequate stocks, offering poor margins, settling claims poorly, failing to deliver commitments and lacking a meaningful relationship with retailers in India”, according to the report. The association said OnePlus did not pursue any product demonstrations, promotions or market visits to support retailers.
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