Olympic Organizing Committee Asked Carrefour Staff To Take Off The Olympic Cap.

To express Carrefour's support for the Beijing Olympic Games, a few days ago, Carrefour's Beijing stores changed their shirts with Chinese flags and caps with Olympic logo for their staff.

Because the Olympic logo on the hat is a hidden business activity, the OCOG and the relevant departments have stopped Carrefour's way of practice by administrative guidance. Yesterday afternoon, the staff of all stores in Carrefour in Beijing had "removed their caps".

Around 9:30 yesterday morning, Carrefour salesmen were wearing red and yellow new clothes at the square shop in the white stone bridge. The flag was printed on the front of their chest, with the words "beijing2008" printed on some hats, some printed with five rings and Chinese seals.

Reporters then came to Carrefour's Zhongguancun store and national exhibition shop, and most of the two shops were wearing new clothes and new hats.

A saleswoman at the National Exhibition shop said that in April 26th, the shop had issued new staff clothing for staff, which was said to cost 80 yuan and 200 yuan for the hat.

According to some media reports, the head of the public relations department of the Northern District of Carrefour said in an interview that it was because the Olympic Games countdown 100 days were approaching. Carrefour hoped to convey the support and welcome the Beijing Olympic Games by using the national flag, "beijing2008" and other signs.

Yesterday afternoon, the organizing committee revealed that Carrefour's printing of Olympic logo on the new hat was illegal.

After knowing the situation, they consulted with the relevant departments and decided to request Carrefour to stop using this kind of hat in the form of administrative guidance.

According to the sources, Carrefour makes employees wear Olympic logo hats in business premises, which is a hidden business activity and is suspected of infringement.

At 3:30 yesterday afternoon, I came to Carrefour's national exhibition shop again and found that the new staff had already taken off their hat.

Then he arrived at Zhongguancun store and Fangyuan store, and found a similar situation.

At the Zhongguancun store, the reporter saw many employees carrying a lot of hats and moving to the office.

According to a staff member of the National Exhibition shop, the Olympic Organizing Committee and other departments asked them to take it off. "They said the hat had Olympic logo and had commercial purpose and infringement."