Clairol Incorporated
Volume 66 · 66 F.T.C. 705
price discriminationdeceptive advertising
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Ix the MatTrer oF CLAIROL INCORPORATED CONSENT ORDER, ETC.. IN REGARD TO THE ALLEGED VIOLATION OF SEC. 2 (a) OF THE CLAYTON ACT AND THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION ACT Docket C-S32. Complaint, Sept. 15, 1964—Decision, Sept. 15, 1964 Consent order requiring a major manufacturer of hair coloring and other beauty aids to cease discriminating in price between its customers competing in the same market area, and preticketing its products with deceptive prices. Complaint The Federal Trade Commission, having reason to believe that the party respondent named in the caption hereof, and hereinafter more particularly designated and described, has violated, and is now violating the provisions of subsection (a) of Section 2 of the Clayton Act, as amended (U.S.C., Title 15, Section 13), and Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (U.S.C., Title 15, Section 45), and it appearing to the Commission that a proceeding by it in respect thereof would be in the public interest, hereby issues its complaint, stating its charges with respect thereto as follows:
Paracrapy 1. Respondent Clairol Incorporated is a corporation organized, existing and doing business under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware, with its office and principal place of business located at 1290 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York. Respondent Clairol Incorporated is a wholly owned subsidiary corpora- CLAIROL INC. 705 61S Complaint tion of the record below and the appeal briefs and after full consideration of the issues of fact and law presented, the Commission has concluded that the initial decision is correct except that the initial decision shall be modified by striking the third paragraph of Finding 17 at pages 7 and 8 [p. 682, 683 herein] of the initial decision. Accordingly, and as so modified, It és ordered, That the initial decision of the hearing examiner, including the findings, conclusions, and order, be, and hereby is, adopted as the decision of the Commission.
It is further ordered, That respondents shall, within sixty (60) days after service of the order herein upon them, file with the Commission a report in writing, signed by such respondents, setting forth in detail the manner and form of their compliance with the order to cease and desist.