http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/06/19/ftcs-whole-foods-complaint-still-bullst/ Academic commentary on law, business, economics and more Sat, 02 Jun 2012 12:17:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/06/19/ftcs-whole-foods-complaint-still-bullst/#comment-6810 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:33:40 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2007/06/19/ftcs-whole-foods-complaint-still-bullst/#comment-6810 This has to be one of the most bizarre antitrust actions in recent years. With Wal-Mart and my local grocery store (Publix) getting heavily into organic foods, I worry about Whole Foods’ survival more than any anti-competitive conduct they might engage in. And that’s all assuming there’s an “organic food” market, which I’m not sure there is.

]]> http://truthonthemarket.com/2007/06/19/ftcs-whole-foods-complaint-still-bullst/#comment-6809 Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:10:12 +0000 http://www.truthonthemarket.com/2007/06/19/ftcs-whole-foods-complaint-still-bullst/#comment-6809 The beauty of supermarket econometric analysis is that scanner data is so easily available. I am really looking forward to seeing if the FTC case has any legs based on the econometric analysis. Like you, I have my suspicions.

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