Alexander J. Stein
nullagentSome excellent reporting on food deserts in the Atlantic today.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/food-deserts-robinson-patman/680765/
(2/2) The Reagan administration stopped enforcing the #RobinsonPatman Act, which banned price discrimination & made it illegal for #retailers to demand preferential deals. #RetailChains could scale up & leverage their size, while independent retailers died off: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/12/food-deserts-robinson-patman/680765/
Arindam Kar (He/Him)Is government #antitrust #enforcement of a nearly 90 year-old law back? If it is, manufacturers/suppliers need to be mindful of their channel #pricing policies. More on this in our #polsinelli update. #pricediscrimination #robinsonpatman
https://www.polsinelli.com/publications/whats-old-is-new-again-reviving-fairness-with-renewed-ftc-price-discrimination-enforcement-and-what-that-means-for-companies
https://www.polsinelli.com/publications/whats-old-is-new-again-reviving-fairness-with-renewed-ftc-price-discrimination-enforcement-and-what-that-means-for-companies