Neil Averitt commentary: Surveillance pricing and the Walmart-Vizio deal

(October 15, 2024) -- We saw in the last issue that the Federal Trade Commission is studying individualized or “surveillance” pricing, looking first at its obvious consumer protection effects. But a firm’s ability to set individual prices can also be relevant in assessing antitrust cases. The agency’s review of the Walmart-Vizio merger gives it a chance to think about those competitive implications....

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