10/29/2026 8:42:51 PM Let's Try This Again: FTC Begins Another Inquiry Into Personalized Pricing By Andrew Folks Two years ago, we wrote about the FTC's investigation into what many then knew as “surveillance pricing”: the use of personal data and...
10/15/2026 1:36:43 PM FTC Settles With Auto Dealer Group Over Price Advertising and Prize Offers By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission announced that it reached a settlement with Greenway Auto Group, resolving allegations that the company...
9/16/2026 1:33:39 PM FTC Issues Guidance on "Price Transparency" for Auto Dealers By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission just announced that it has issued new guidance on “price transparency" for auto dealers. The Automobile...
8/26/2026 6:30:00 PM NYC Says It's Cracking Down on Rental Car Companies By Jeff Greenbaum New York City announced that it conducted an enforcement sweep of car rental businesses in the City, issuing 56 summonses for violating...
8/21/2026 2:04:10 PM FTC Proposes Policy Statement on Personalized Pricing By Andrew Folks Hannah Taylor On August 19, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it is accepting public comment on a proposed policy statement addressing...
8/9/2026 12:39:54 PM Does an Expiration Date Actually Mean That the Sale Ends on That Date? By Jeff Greenbaum Members of Safeway's rewards program get members-only prices on various products offered for sale in the store. A group of Safeway's...
4/14/2026 10:20:08 PM Maryland Legislature Passes Personalized Pricing Ban, with Narrow Scope By Andrew Folks On April 11, 2026, the Maryland legislature passed HB 895, the Protection From Predatory Pricing Act, prohibiting food retailers and...
4/14/2026 5:31:43 PM Alaska AG Enters Into $800K Settlement With Car Dealer Group By Jeff Greenbaum Last month, Alaska Attorney General Stephen J. Cox announced that his office entered into a settlement with a group of Swickard car...
4/5/2026 8:20:40 PM Auto Dealer Group Agrees to Pay More Than $3M, and Consumer Redress, to Resolve Charges of Deceptive Pricing By Jeff Greenbaum The Federal Trade Commission and the Maryland Attorney General announced that they reached a settlement with Lindsay Automotive Group and...
3/15/2026 7:20:49 PM FTC Warns Auto Dealers About Pricing Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Last week, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it sent letters to ninety-seven auto dealership groups, warning them about their...
2/11/2026 4:53:14 PM Texas AG Settles With Cal-Maine Foods Over Price Gouging Claims By Jeff Greenbaum Last month, Cal-Maine Foods reached a settlement with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, resolving allegations that the company engaged...
1/10/2026 10:51:47 PM Menards Enters Into Multi-State Settlement Over Rebate and Pricing Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Right before the holidays, the big-box retailer Menards entered into an Assurance of Voluntary Compliance with the Attorneys General of...
1/4/2026 8:05:13 PM Alaska AG Settles with Car Dealers Over Pricing Practices By Jeff Greenbaum Late last month, Alaska Attorney General Stephen Cox announced that the Alaska Department of Law entered into a settlement with Lithia...
12/28/2025 10:14:36 PM Some Tips for 2026 From the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group By Jeff Greenbaum As we head into 2026, here are some thoughts from the Frankfurt Kurnit Advertising Group about some of the key issues that advertisers...
12/16/2025 2:08:40 PM When is "Members-Only Pricing" Deceptive? By Jeff Greenbaum Members of Safeway's rewards program – Safeway for U – get members-only prices on various products offered for sale in the store. The...
9/29/2025 10:50:08 PM NAD Reviews Strikethrough Pricing as Class Action Risks Mount By Hannah Taylor It is rare for the National Advertising Division (NAD) to review strikethrough pricing, but its recent decision in Renpho US (Renpho Elis...