FTC investigation into EAS industry includes informal request for NACDS data.
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
FTC INVESTIGATION INTO EAS INDUSTRY INCLUDES INFORMAL REQUEST TO NACDS for information related to criteria developed by a National Association of Chain Drug Stores' task force exploring electronic article surveillance (EAS) retail security systems. The Federal Trade Commission in the last two months has begun an investigation into possible anticompetitive practices in the EAS industry with requests for information from several EAS manufacturers.