FTC Suing Southern Glazer’s for “Illegal Price Discrimination”

Dear Client: Biden’s Federal Trade Commission is really blowing **** up on their way out.  After just having (ultimately) tanked the Albertsons-Kroger deal for anti-competitive concerns, the FTC announced this morning that it is suing Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits, the largest U.S. wine and spirits wholesaler, for “illegal price discrimination” by essentially charging small and independent retailers more than its larger chain customers, in violation of the Robinson-Patman Act.  Specifically, the FTC’s complaint alleges “that by selling wine and