Ace Hardware 'cartelized,' consumers say in US complaint
( May 7, 2026, 21:36 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: An Ace Hardware consumer filed a US complaint accusing the buyers’ cooperative of illegally coordinating local prices and dividing local markets. The complaint claims that since 2010, the Ace cooperative and its member stores have agreed to collect and share staggering amounts of competitively sensitive data regarding prices and sales in their stores.See attached file....
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