Southern Glazer’s settles with US FTC over discriminatory pricing
( October 2, 2026, 18:21 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits has agreed to a settlement that limits its ability to charge independent retailers higher prices for wine and spirits than it charges competing large retail chains, the US Federal Trade Commission said in a statement. Specifically, the settlement prohibits certain “paired” transactions where Southern sells a product to a chain retailer at one price while selling that same product to a nearby independent retailer at a significantly higher price. Statement follows in full. Also see attached file. ...
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