Dollar General routinely and knowingly overcharged customers, the FTC and 20 states allege in a complaint.
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UK competition watchdog fines three companies $8 million for misleading sales claims and obscure pricing
The UK Competition and Markets Authority has fined three well-known businesses, including Wayfair and Appliances Direct, $8 million for using misleading sales tactics.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Priceline’s online ads reportedly subject to an up to $500M fine from the FTC
The FTC is taking action against Bookings Holding, Priceline’s owner, over misleading third-party online hotel ads. The fine could be $500 million, Reuters reported on Wednesday.
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Alcohol distributor settles with FTC over higher prices charged to small stores
The largest U.S. distributor of wine and spirits has agreed to change its pricing practices toward mom-and-pop liquor stores to settle allegations that it selectively charged small retailers more for its products.
Posted inRegulatory Policy
U.K. set to ramp up consumer protection against price gouging
Companies risk finding that commercially sensitive information about their pricing strategies could be made public if competition authorities and other regulators believe they have unduly hiked prices to take advantage of a spike in customer demand due to a crisis.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
FTC, states settle right-to-repair suit with John Deere
The FTC and five states reached a settlement with Deere & Company that requires the agricultural equipment maker to overhaul practices that limited farmers’ ability to repair their own machinery, the FTC announced Wednesday.
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FTC warns companies about ‘Made in USA’ labels
Seven companies received warnings Monday from the FTC for falsely claiming their products were made in the United States.
Posted inWhistleblowers
Foot Locker agrees to pay SEC $148K for allegedly tying severance to future whistleblower silence
Foot Locker agreed to pay the SEC $148,000 after requiring departing employees to waive their right to seek the commission’s whistleblower awards as a condition of receiving severance.
Posted inRegulatory Enforcement
Chocolate bars: Investigations into Ferrero are a lesson for compliance on EU antitrust commitments
Chocolate companies are in the sights of EU antitrust regulators. Ferrero, maker of Kinder, Ferrero Rocher, and Nutella, has revealed that it was the target of “dawn raids” by the European Commission in two EU member states.
Posted inEurope
EU unveils customs overhaul to tackle e-commerce and geopolitical shifts
The EU Customs Union currently deals with trade worth €4.3 trillion a year. In 2024, 2,140 customs offices across the trading bloc collected almost €27 billion in customs duties and dealt with 1.37 billion items.