Wal-Mart Lawsuits

[kmortis]

Does anyone have any relyable links to recent suits brought against Wal-Mart for predatory pricing? I was able to find one from 1993, but that's 12 years old and I wanted to see if there are any more recent ones.

 

[Luke T.]

Here's one from 2003.

The Mexican Federal Competition Commission (CFC) launched the investigation last May to determine whether Wal-Mart was using its market power to pressure suppliers into providing prices substantially lower than those available to other retailers (after accounting for reasonable volume discounts).

Here's another one from 2003.

Germany's highest court has ruled that Wal-Mart's below-cost pricing strategy undermines competition and violates the country's antitrust laws.

Two years ago, the federal Cartel Office accused Wal-Mart and two other large supermarket chains of selling goods below cost and ordered the companies to raise their prices. The items in question included about a dozen staple products like milk, butter, and vegetable oil.

And this one from 2001.

Wal-Mart admits no wrongdoing and will not pay a fine in a settlement reached with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection over a predatory pricing complaint filed by the agency last year. The company will, however, face double or triple fines for any future violations, according to the terms of the agreement.

Some more links on the above stories:

http://www.sprawl-busters.com/search.php?readstory=617

http://www.sprawl-busters.com/search.php?readstory=627

 

[kmortis]

Thanks, LukeT