On June 23, 2013, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S.
Federal Trade Commission will hold a joint, one-day workshop in
Washington, D.C., on competition issues related to conditional
pricing practices. "Conditional pricing" includes loyalty
and bundled pricing, in addition to other arrangements where prices
are contingent on commitments to purchase or sell a specified share
or volume of a particular product or mix of products. The focus of
the workshop will be to garner a better economic understanding of
the potential harms and benefits of these practices, as well as
examine how such practices are treated under the antitrust
laws.
The all-day workshop is free and open to the public. It will be
held at the FTC's new satellite conference center, Constitution
Center, 400 Seventh St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024. Registration
is not required, but encouraged. Individuals may register by
sending an email to [email protected] with "RSVP" in
the subject line. The
