Overview

• Starting August 4, Profeco teams will visit convenience stores, department stores, papelerías, zapaterías and electronics shops to ensure compliance with consumer rights regulations
• Vendors face fines from 733.04 MXN up to 2.3 million MXN under Article 7 Bis for failing to display final prices inclusive of taxes, fees and commissions
• The central Expo Reforma fair on August 16 offers free entry and features more than 50 suppliers with discounts up to 50% on stationery, uniforms, backpacks and footwear
• Forty-one regional fairs throughout August will provide low-cost school supplies along with free services such as medical certificates, haircuts, legal advice and domestic technology workshops
• Tlalnepantla’s fair, open through August 3, sells school items and fortified Leche para el Bienestar milk at 7.50 MXN per liter, and the municipal president has pledged to open 25 new lecherías next year