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US economic analysis of Tempur Sealy-Mattress Firm deal muddies the water

By Curtis Eichelberger and Wesley Brown ( November 26, 2024, 20:28 GMT | Comment) -- If allowed to merge, Tempur Sealy and Mattress Firm will favor their own mattresses in their retail stores over those from rivals, spur increased prices across the country and reduce innovation, according to an economic expert witness for the US government. The companies, of course, counter that the same economist’s analysis is riddled with errors, overlooks key evidence, doesn’t perform important analysis and is so flawed it belies common sense. Both arguments leave the judge overseeing the proceedings to wade through PhD economic models and discussions on foreclosure and the elimination of double marginalization, in which he has no expertise.If allowed to merge, Tempur Sealy and Mattress Firm will favor their own mattresses in their retail stores over those from rivals, spur increased prices across the country and reduce innovation, according to an economic expert witness for the US government....

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