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Minimum Advertised Price (MAP)

What MAP is, why it matters, and how FastCompete helps brands and retailers detect infringements and react quickly across stores and marketplaces.

What is Minimum Advertised Price (MAP)?

Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) is the lowest price a manufacturer or brand permits a retailer to advertise publicly. MAP doesn’t dictate the final selling price; it restricts the publicly advertised price to protect brand equity, channel harmony, and fair competition.

FastCompete continuously monitors your catalog across e‑commerce sites and marketplaces to flag MAP violations in real time, complete with evidence and context for action.

How FastCompete Detects MAP Infringements

Automated, scalable, and accurate—purpose‑built for high‑SKU catalogs.

1

Comprehensive Channel Coverage

We track retailers, marketplaces, and regional sites, capturing advertised price, promotions, and shipping to compute true landed price.

2

Accurate Product Matching

EAN/GTIN/MPN and title normalization reduce false positives. Variant awareness ensures MAP checks on the correct SKU configuration.

3

Real‑Time Alerts

Receive alerts when advertised price drops below MAP thresholds, with screenshots, timestamps, and historical context.

4

Root‑Cause Insights

See which sellers trigger the race to the bottom, how often they violate, and which products and regions are most impacted.

Best Practices for MAP Programs

  • Define clear MAP rules by brand/category/SKU and share with partners.
  • Track landed price, including coupons, taxes, and shipping.
  • Document evidence (URL, price, date/time, screenshot) for each violation.
  • Escalate consistently with predefined remediation steps and SLAs.
  • Review high‑volume SKUs more frequently; automate where possible.

React and Enforce Compliance

Turn detection into action with built‑in workflows.

Automated Notifications

Notify internal teams and partners with templated, brand‑approved violation notices and evidence attachments.

Seller and Storefront Profiles

Understand seller history, recurrence, and network links to prioritize enforcement where it matters.

Case Management

Track remediation steps, response deadlines, and outcomes per SKU and seller with an auditable trail.

Rules & Exceptions

Set grace periods, regional exceptions, and promo carve‑outs while keeping core MAP intact.

Brand Health Reporting

Measure violation rate, price compression, and recovery time to quantify program impact.

Legal‑Ready Evidence

Archive screenshots and change logs to support escalations with distributors or marketplaces.

Protect your brand with MAP monitoring

See how FastCompete detects violations and helps you enforce compliance—fast.