FTC Slotting Fee Report Outlines Research Needs, Enforcement Direction
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Immediate establishment of formal slotting allowance guidelines is discouraged by the staff of the Federal Trade Commission in a report issued Feb. 20.
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