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Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Pay-Per-Call Rule)
Rulemaking: Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials
Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials; Notice of Informal Hearing
Negative Option Rule; Notice of Informal Hearing and Request for Submissions
FTC Releases Agenda for May 23 Workshop on “Recyclable” Claims
Agency Information Collection Activities; Prop. Collection; Comment Request; Extension (Pre-Sale Availability Rule)
Public Workshop Examining Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims
FTC to Host Workshop on “Recyclable” Claims as Part of its Ongoing Review of the Agency’s Green Guides
Federal Trade Commission Extends Public Comment Period on Potential Updates to its Green Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims
Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd., In the Matter of
7-Eleven, Inc. and Marathon Petroleum Corporation have agreed to divest retail fuel assets used to sell gasoline and diesel fuel in 293 local markets across 20 states, to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that 7-Eleven’s acquisition of Marathon’s Speedway subsidiary violated federal antitrust laws. The complaint alleges that the acquisition will harm competition for the retail sale of fuel in 293 local markets across Arizona; California; Florida; Illinois; Indiana; Kentucky; Massachusetts; Michigan; North Carolina; New Hampshire; Nevada; New York; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; Tennessee; Utah; Virginia, and West Virginia. In addition to the divestitures, the proposed order prohibits 7-Eleven from enforcing any noncompete provisions as to any franchisees or employees working at or doing business with the divested assets. On November 10, 2021, the Commission announced the final consent agreement in this matter.
The Federal Trade Commission sued 7-Eleven, Inc and its parent company, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd., alleging the convenience store chain violated a 2018 FTC consent order by acquiring a fuel outlet in St. Petersburg, Fla. without providing the Commission prior notice.