Commissioner Wright ponders implications of loyalty discount programs

(June 17, 2013) -- Loyalty discount programs should be assessed under the standards of exclusive dealing rather than the standards of predatory pricing, FTC Commissioner Joshua Wright said recently. These programs can threaten competition by excluding potential rivals in the marketplace and this should be the focus when they are analyzed for potential antitrust violations, he said at a private conference in Washington sponsored by an economic consulting company....

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