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Business > Sunday Business & IT
What should fair treatment of suppliers look like?
By Janette Toral
Jun 07, 2026 12:01 am

DIGITAL LEADERSHIP

WHEN local products disappear from supermarket shelves, consumers often assume the reason is simple: the product failed to attract buyers. Sometimes that is true.

But after years of speaking with entrepreneurs, manufacturers, retailers, distributors and digital sellers, I have learned that some products disappear long before consumers have the opportunity to decide whether they like them.

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