Blog Posts Tagged with Retail

New toolkit for retailers to help stop gift card scams

By: Lesley Fair | Dec 21, 2020 2:18PM

In many ways, gift cards ushered in a win-win era. Better gift-giving (and getting) for consumers and increased sales for retailers. But leave it to scammers to try to mess up a good thing. According to an FTC Data Spotlight, gift cards are now the top method of payment favored by many fraudsters. For years, the FTC has warned consumers about gift card grifters.

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Law and Orders

By: Carol Kando-Pineda | Feb 20, 2015 11:58AM

Once you’re subject to an FTC order, if you do not comply with its provisions, there are consequences in addition to any you face for deceptive or misleading practices.  Violation of an order can pave the way for civil penalties.

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Sometimes brick & mortar competition is enough

By: Debbie Feinstein, Alexis Gilman, and Melissa Davenport, Bureau of Competition | May 30, 2014 1:00PM

When the Federal Trade Commission looks at competition in the retail sector today, it typically considers the significance of online sales. Sometimes the competition from online retailers drives the analysis. In closing the Office Depot-Office Max matter, the Commission pointed to “the explosive growth of online commerce, which has had a major impact” on the sale of office supplies.

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