The Federal Trade Commission on Monday ordered nine large retailers, wholesalers and consumer goods suppliers to provide detailed information that will help it investigate how supply chain disruptions are causing hardships for consumers and harming competition.
The agency is authorized under law to conduct wide-ranging studies that don’t have a specific law enforcement purpose.
The orders were sent to Walmart (NYSE: WMT), Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN), Kroger (NYSE: KRG), C&S Wholesale Grocers,...
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