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Pouliopoulos Leonidas, Pouliopoulos Theofilos: Fur sales in Greece

measuring 2.30 x 1.20 cm] through auctions, in order to circumvent the unfair competition that

existed between the fur producers.

The furriers convinced the Greek state and through European programs established in

Kastoria the Fur Exhibition and Auction Center of Kastoria(from now EDIKA S.A), a venue that

has exhibition spaces and other storage area of 24.000 s.m. The responsible governing body to

operate this building is the cooperative union of Kastorian furriers, which operates as a joint-

stock (grassroots) company, called EDIKA S.A.

The philosophy behind the establishment of this joint venture company of Fur, as referred

to the Article 3 paragraph 1 of the company’s Statute, was among others the formation of a

common idea in the foreign buyer that will buy products from the original trademark of Kastoria

– Siatista and not from an individual producer [Statute of EDIKA S.A. 2247/31-5-1982].

The main dilemma of company’s administration was if the furs should be sold from the

individual furriers themselves inside the exhibition or anonymously by employees of EDIKA SA

with the system of codes. Finally, an intermediate solution decided that would allow producers to

sell their products individually on branded kiosks involving themselves in the management of

their sales, along with the creation of a smaller room, where they would be furs with the system

of codes being sold anonymously by employees of EDIKA.

Unfortunately, the system of codes could not overcome the system of brands, with which

furs were sold by the producers themselves in the expedition center. But the system of branded

kiosks had too many negative aspects, so it was requested by the management of EDIKA S.A to

prepare a study to determine if there is an alternative mean of disposal for the furs.

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