Ruling allowing price setting to be challenged in court
This WSJ article relates to how brands/vendors/distributors may uphold MSPR/MAP.
By JESS BRAVIN And THOMAS CATAN
Three years after the Supreme Court authorized manufacturers to set prices at retailers, the Dallas boutique that lost the landmark ruling is asking the justices to take another look.
In an appeal filed Monday, Kay's Kloset contends lower courts have gone too far in applying the 2007 decision, reading it as giving manufacturers carte...
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August 18, 2008
August 18, 2008
Price Fixing, MSRP, and the Tableware Market
Tableware manufacturers often want to set retail prices, but are afraid of being accused of price fixing. According to the article below from today's Wall St. Journal, due to a court decision last year manufacturers now are much more likely to be able to set prices. I'd be happy to hear your thoughts about the article below. (The story appears on the front page, if you'd like read the print version.)