Tag: Competition

Statement on FTC Victory Securing Halt to Kroger, Albertsons Grocery Merger

Date

December 10, 2024

The U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted on December 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to prevent Kroger Company from acquiring Albertsons...

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan In the Matter of Cooperativa de Farmacias Puertoriqueñas

Date

December 9, 2024

Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan In the Matter of Cooperativa de Farmacias Puertoriqueñas (234.75 KB)

FTC Approves Modification of Cooperativa De Farmacias Puertorriqueñas Final Commission Order

Date

December 9, 2024

Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a petition by Cooperativa De Farmacias Puertorriqueñas, a Puerto Rican cooperative of independent pharmacy owners, to...

Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Cooperativa De Farmacias Puertorriqueña

Date

December 9, 2024

Melissa Holyoak, Commissioner

Matter Number

C4374

Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Cooperativa De Farmacias Puertorriqueña (173.15 KB)

Federal Register Notice

Guardian Service Industries, Inc.; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Order To Aid Public Comment

Date

December 6, 2024

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter & Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Tapestry, Inc. & Capri Holdings Limited (236.09 KB)

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter & Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Tapestry, Inc. & Capri Holdings Limited

Date

December 5, 2024

Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner;

Alvaro Bedoya, Former Commissioner;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner

Adjudicative Proceedings

Tapestry, Inc./Capri Holdings Limited, In the Matter of

Type of Action

Administrative

Last Updated

December 5, 2024

FTC Matter/File Number

231 0133

Docket Number

9429

Case Status

Closed

FTC Takes Action Against Building Service Contractor’s No-Hire Agreement

Date

December 4, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission today ordered building services contractor Guardian Service Industries, Inc. (Guardian) to stop enforcing a no-hire agreement that prohibits building owners and managers...

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson In the Matter of Guardian Service Industries, Inc.

Date

December 4, 2024

Andrew N. Ferguson, Chairman

Matter Number

241 0082

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Andrew N. Ferguson In the Matter of Guardian Service Industries, Inc. (246.96 KB)

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Guardian Service Industries, Inc. (298.1 KB)

Statement of Chair Lina M. Khan Joined by Commissioner Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Commissioner Alvaro M. Bedoya In the Matter of Guardian Service Industries, Inc.

Date

December 4, 2024

Lina M. Khan, Former Chair and Commissioner;

Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Former Commissioner;

Alvaro Bedoya, Former Commissioner

Matter Number

241 0082

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Guardian Service Industries, Inc.

Date

December 4, 2024

Melissa Holyoak, Commissioner

Matter Number

241 0082

Dissenting Statement of Commissioner Melissa Holyoak In the Matter of Guardian Service Industries, Inc. (162.31 KB)

Ryan Cohen, US v.

In September 2024, the FTC announced that Ryan Cohen, managing partner of RC Ventures, LLC, and Chairman and CEO of GameStop Corp., will pay a $985,320 civil penalty to settle charges that his acquisition of Wells Fargo & Company shares violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

December 4, 2024

Case Status

Pending

Report

2024 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration

Date

December 2, 2024

2024 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration (312.74 KB)

FTC Issues Annual Report on Ethanol Market Concentration 2024

Date

December 2, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission has issued its 2024 Report on Ethanol Market Concentration. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 directs the Commission to perform an annual review of market concentration in the...

Statement Regarding Union Health’s COPA Application Withdrawal

Date

November 26, 2024

The Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Policy Planning, Hannah Garden-Monheit, issued the following statement in response to the decision by Union Health to delay its proposed...

FTC Announces Virtual Workshop on Predatory Pricing

Date

November 18, 2024

The Federal Trade Commission will host a virtual public workshop on December 18, 2024, that will examine predatory pricing and its potential effects on consumers, competition, and innovation. The...

Public Statement

Disclosures and Accountability: Helping Economic Research Impact Policy

Date

November 14, 2024

Disclosures and Accountability: Helping Economic Research Impact Policy (179.14 KB)

Federal Register Notice

Premerger Notification; Reporting and Waiting Requirements

Date

November 12, 2024

FTC Announces Tentative Agenda for November 14 Open Commission Meeting

Date

November 7, 2024

Today, Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina M. Khan announced that an open meeting of the Commission will be held virtually on Thursday, November 14, 2024. The open meeting will commence at 11am ET and...