Link Sales Company, Inc.
Volume 56 · 56 F.T.C. 209
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In THE MatTTER OF LINK SALES COMPANY, INC., ET AL.
CONSENT ORDER, ETC., IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT Docket 7400. Complaint, Feb. 6, 1959—Decision, Sept. 1, 1959 Consent order requiring Washington, D.C., suppliers of watches, jewelry, cutlery, etc., to retailers for resale, to cease selling merchandise with attached tags printed with fictitious prices represented ‘thereby as the regular retail prices, and to cease supplying to their customers unattached tags printed with fictitious retail prices.
Mr. Frederick McManus for the Commission. Mr. Irving Turner, of Washington, D.C., for respondents. Initial Dectsion By Loren H. Lavcuurn, Hearine Examiner The Federal Trade Commission (sometimes also hereinafter referred to as the Commission) issued its complaint herein on February 6, 1959, charging the above-named respondents with having violated the provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act in certain particulars.
On July 8, 1959, there was submitted to the undersigned hearing examiner of the Commission for his consideration and approval an “A oreement Containing Consent Order To Cease And Desist,” which had been entered into by and between all respondents, except Selma Link, and the attorneys for both parties, under date of July 2, 1959, subject to the approval of the Bureau of Litigation of the Commission, which had subsequently duly approved the same. LINK SALES CO., INC., ET AL. 209 206 Decision respondents maintain full and adequate records disclosing the facts upon which such claims or representations are based. DECISION OF THE COMMISSION AND ORDER TO FILE REPORT OF COMPLIANCE Pursuant to section 3.21 of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, the initial decision of the hearing examiner shall on the 29th day of August, 1959, become the decision of the Commission; and, accordingly :
It is ordered, That the respondents herein shall within sixty (60) days after service upon them of this order, file with the Commission a report in writing setting forth in detail the manner and form in which they have complied with the order to cease and desist.