FTC Sues Southern Glazer’s Over Pricing Practices

Dear Client:   Today the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit against Southern Glazer's Wine & Spirits, alleging that the wholesaler's pricing practices discriminate against small, independent retailers.  The FTC alleges that SGWS is selling wine and spirits to small, independent retailers at "drastically higher" prices than what they charge large chains, like Total Wine & More, Costco and Kroger, thus violating the Robinson-Patman Act, per release.  More specifically, the FTC argues that SGWS has "repeatedly discriminated in price between