CONSOLIDATED SHOE COMPANY
MINIMUM ADVERTISED PRICE POLICY

Effective June 1, 2016

Consolidated Shoe Company ("CSC") is a leader in the footwear industry, building brands since 1898 with a commitment to excellence and a mission to enhance the success of footwear retailers. We set a standard in footwear design, value, customer support and consumer intelligence, and recognize the success of our brands is hand in hand with the hard work of our network Of Authorized Dealers

To protect the integrity of its products and to maintain a fair marketplace, CSC has adopted the following Minimum Advertised Price Policy ("MAP"), which applies to all prices appearing in advertisements. This Policy is unilateral and does not constitute an agreement between Consolidated Shoe and its distributors, vendors, retailers, resellers, including catalogs, internet retailers, resellers, and authorized dealers (collectively "Retailers"). This Policy is not negotiable and will not be altered. This MAP Policy applies to Advertising only.

General MAP Guidelines

  1. MAP products may not be advertised for less than the required MAP pricing found exclusively at https://shop.cscshoes.com/rs/map/prices. "Advertising" refers to any digital, electronic , visual, audio or printed communication intended to solicit sales, including but not limited to signs, coupons, mailers, newspapers, catalogs, websites, social media sites, apps, or any digital or electronic media.
  2. "Advertising" excludes hangtags, barcodes and in-store price markings attached to products.
  3. Advertising suggestive of a price lower than MAP in any way will be considered a violation of this Policy.
  4. It is generally not a violation of MAP when product pricing is revealed only upon adding items to an online "shopping cart." However discounted pricing still cannot be advertised (ex: "click for price").
  5. It is generally not a violation of MAP to conduct a short-term sitewide sale on all items so long as the sale does not call out CSC brands specifically, nor excludes any other brand or product.

Change Notifications

  1. CSC reserves the right to update or change this MAP Policy and prices at any time. Price adjustments are traditionally made at the end of each month. Retailers are responsible to stay current and self-updated on the MAP Policy and price list. The Policy and Price List are found exclusively at https://shop.cscshoes.com/rs/map/policy and https://shop.cscshoes.com/rs/map/prices.
  2. No employee or sales representative of CSC has any authority to modify this Policy or exclude Retailers from compliance. Any notification, be it written, verbal or emailed by any CSC employee or sales executive, regarding a policy change or price change does not serve as official notice of a change. The only official form of notification of a policy or price change will be updated information provided at the website links noted above in item 1. Any questions about this Policy should be in writing and directed to mapcompliance@consolidatedshoe.com.

Regulations and Violations

  1. Regular monitoring of Retailers will be conducted by CSC in order to enforce MAP.
  2. This Policy applies to all Advertising whether it appears on the Retailer's website or a third party's website, if approved.
  3. Failure to comply with this Policy in any manner shall be grounds for account deactivation and refusal to continue in business together. Failure by CSC to immediately terminate an account for violation does not constitute a waiver for further violations.
  4. A Retailer's failure to abide by MAP will result in direct contact, requesting all pricing violations be rectified immediately. Should further violations occur, Retailers may lose online ordering capability and account access entirely.
  5. In cases of intentional and/or repeated infractions of MAP, CSC may elect, in its sole discretion, to terminate all orders to the Retailer, to terminate finance terms, to revoke account access, and to file legal claims and/or seek damages from the Retailer.

Conditions of this MAP Policy are at the sole discretion of CSC, who reserves the right to modify this Policy and prices at any time without notice.

In an effort to maintain the integrity of all CSC brands and maintain an equal opportunity selling environment for all Retailers, we appreciate your compliance with this MAP Policy.

MODIFIED: 2019.10.01