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Comment: Tempur Sealy-Mattress Firm challenge by US FTC revives customer-foreclosure theory of harm

By Ilana Kowarski ( July 9, 2024, 22:32 GMT | Comment) -- Tempur Sealy, a worldwide mattress supplier, and US acquisition target Mattress Firm are fighting a merger challenge by the Federal Trade Commission that revives a foreclosure theory of harm that the agency hasn’t presented in a merger trial for decades — a consolidated company's potential for restricting access by a rival to an essential customer base, thereby reducing competition....

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