FTC Approves Final Amendments to Guides to Help Businesses Comply with Law Regarding Promotional Allowances and Services

The Federal Trade Commission has approved final changes to its “Fred Meyer Guides,” which explain how suppliers can provide advertising allowances and other promotional payments and services to retailers without running  afoul of certain provisions of the Robinson-Patman Act. In December 2012, as part of its systematic review of all FTC rules and guides, the […]

FTC Extends Deadline for Comments on its Review of Fred Meyer Guides

The Federal Trade Commission has reopened and extended the deadline for the public to submit comments to aid in its review of the guidance it gives manufacturers and wholesalers as to how they can provide advertising allowances and other promotional payments and services to retailers without running afoul of the Robinson-Patman Act.  At the request […]