Jobbers to Shell: Show 'compassion' for small guys

摘要

Shell jobbers have issued a public plea to their supplier to "exercise compassion and restraint" when small marketers face debranding because they can't meet new contract minimums.rnShell says it wants jobbers to sell at least 6 million gals/yr by 2009, with increases of 250,000 gals/yr thereafter, as reported (OE 12/24/07).rnMarketers say they're concerned about the "power imbalance" that impacts "all aspects of the Shell-marketer relationship" and the new volume demands are "an example of how Shell policy changes can marginalize particular marketers," says Darrell Smith, president of the National Assn. of Shell Marketers.