Economists call this “price discrimination”. You might be surprised to know that sometimes it can often be good for consumers. In other cases, it’s good for sellers. And whatever we think ...

On December 12, 2024, following a nearly two-year-long investigation, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) initiated its first litigation under ...

Few people have heard of the Robinson-Patman Act, a New Deal–era law that bans price discrimination, which occurs when manufacturers sell the same product to retailers at different prices ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a complaint in federal court alleging Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits ...

Can discrimination be good? We believe, yes, it can be. We are talking about price discrimination! Consider our small experiment. We used one iPhone and one Android mobile to book a one-night stay ...

It might be argued that because hospitals initially bill all of their patients at their chargemaster prices, they do not engage in "price discrimination" the practice of charging different ...

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits alleging the beverage distributor engaged in anticompetitive and unlawful price discrimination by favoring ...

"Alcohol distributors face numerous regulations that dictate how they compete and can price and discount products, and Southern Glazer’s complies with those legal requirements," the company said.

The probe follows media reports highlighting price disparities between mobile platforms for the same journey. Prashant Tamta ...