Amazon, Walmart in the Line of Fire as Biden Appointees Dust Off Robinson-Patman Act

Published on Aug 24, 2021

Amazon (AMZN), Walmart (WMT) and other megaretailers could face renewed antitrust scrutiny and lawsuits under quiet moves by the Biden administration to resuscitate a Depression-era law meant to prevent large corporate buyers from purchasing goods at cheaper prices than smaller rivals can. The Robinson-Patman Act of 1936 crops up halfway through President Joe Biden’s recent […]

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