Retail Entry Fees: Slotting Fees | Practical Law
A Practice Note discussing the key features of slotting fees, sometimes called slotting allowances, which grocery retailers impose on manufacturers, distributors, and other suppliers of grocery products, in exchange for the placement of new product items on store shelves. Together with free fills and introductory allowances and discounts, slotting fees help retailers to recoup the cost of and reduce potential losses arising from new product introductions.