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Commission approval of final consent orders: The Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Rite Aid Corporation and Jean Coutu Group, Inc. and approved letters to the commenters of record. The FTC vote approving the final consent order was 5-0. (FTC File No. 061-0257; the staff contact is Thomas A. Cohn, Regional Director; Leonard Gordon, Assistant Regional Director; or Jonathan W. Platt, staff attorney, FTC Northeast Region, 212-607-2829; see press release dated June 4, 2007.)

– The Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Jarden Corporation and K2, Inc. The FTC vote approving the final consent order was 5-0. (FTC File No. 071-0168; the staff contact is Brendan McNamara, FTC Bureau of Competition, 202-326-3703; see press release dated August 9, 2007.)

Copies of the documents mentioned in this release are available from the FTC’s Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and from the FTC’s Consumer Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20580. Call toll-free: 1-877-FTC-HELP.